AP®︎ Comparative Government: Topic 5.5 Flashcards

An institution created by multiple states to pursue common objectives, usually relying on cooperation or conditional pressure rather than delegated governing authority

An organization to which states delegate or pool authority, allowing its rules or decisions to bind members in specified policy areas

Making financial assistance dependent on a recipient government’s adoption of specified policies

An international financial institution that provides conditional assistance to countries facing macroeconomic or balance-of-payments problems

An international financial institution that provides financing and technical assistance for long-term development and institutional reform, often with policy conditions

Reducing the state’s economic role and increasing reliance on markets, private ownership, competition, and international openness

A package of economic reforms, commonly privatization and tariff and subsidy reductions, required for assistance from an international financial institution

A development strategy that uses tariffs, import restrictions, subsidies, and state support to replace imported manufactures with domestic production

A supranational trade organization established in 1995 that limits trade barriers, sets predictable trade rules, and resolves disputes among members

A supranational organization whose members transfer authority to common institutions over areas including the single market, trade, competition, and product standards

A West African regional organization that promotes integration by reducing internal trade barriers and coordinating policies such as external tariffs

An arrangement in which states surrender some freedom to act alone in exchange for influence over common rules and shared benefits

A state’s authority to govern within its territory and make decisions without subordination to another political authority

The practical ability of national policymakers to choose among policy alternatives without external constraints

The United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union, formally completed in 2020, which restored policy autonomy while reducing EU market access and rule-making influence