The increasing dominance of world trade has led to
a. diminishing rates of poverty, social stratification, and environmental degradation
b. the disintegration of national boundaries and the free and fair flow of people and resources all around the globe
c. the capitalist world economy, a single world system committed to production for sale or exchange, with the object of maximizing profits rather than supplying domestic needs
d. a growing concern by all nation-states for ensuring the livelihood of indigenous peoples living within their borders
e. the socialist welfare state, a system that attends to the needs of people who have been displaced by the capitalist world economy
Answer: c. the capitalist world economy, a single world system committed to production for sale or exchange, with the object of maximizing profits rather than supplying domestic needs
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