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* A '''[[w:developed  country|developed  country]]''', '''industrialized country''', or "'''more economically developed country'''" ('''MEDC'''), is a sovereign state that has a highly developed economy and advanced technological infrastructure relative to other less industrialized nations. Most commonly, the criteria for evaluating the degree of economic development are [[w:gross domestic product|gross domestic product]] (GDP), the [[w:per capita income|per capita income]], level of industrialization, amount of widespread infrastructure and general standard of living. ( Wikipedia )

* '''[[w:Reputation|Reputation]]''' of a social entity (a [[w:person|person]], a [[w:social group|social group]], an [[w:organization|organization]]) is an opinion about that entity, typically a result of social evaluation on a set of criteria.  It is important in [[w:business|business]], [[w:education|education]], [[w:online communities|online communities]], and many other fields.  

::: Reputation may be considered as a component of [[w:Identity (social science)|identity]] as defined by others.

:::** '''[[w:Reputation management|Reputation management]]''' is the understanding or influencing of an individual's or business's reputation. It was originally coined as a [[w:public relations|public relations]] term, but advancement in computing, the internet and social media made it primarily an issue of [[w:Search engine results page|search results]]. Some parts of reputation management are often associated with ethical grey areas, such as [[w:astroturfing]] review sites, censoring negative complaints or using [[w:Search engine optimization|SEO]] tactics to [[w:game the system|game the system]] and influence results. ( Wikipedia )

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* '''[[w:Internal market|Internal market]]''' in the [[w:European Union|European Union]] (sometimes known as the single market, formerly the common market) seeks to guarantee the free movement of [[w:good (economics)|goods]], [[w:capital (economics)|capital]], [[w:service (economics)|services]], and [[w:Freedom of movement for workers|people]] – the EU's "four freedoms" – within the [[w:Member state of the European Union|EU's 28 member states]]. ( Wikipedia )

*  [[w:Trips Agreement|The '''Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights''' ('''TRIPS''')]] is an [[w:international agreement|international agreement]] administered by the World Trade Organization (WTO) that sets down minimum standards for many forms of [[w:intellectual property|intellectual property]] (IP) regulation as applied to nationals of other WTO Members. ( Wikipedia on [[w:TRIPS Agreement|TRIPS Agreement]] )

* <font color=red>RECAP</font> from week 1: An '''[[w:emerging markets|emerging market]]''' is a country that has some characteristics of a [[w:developed market|developed market]] but is not yet a developed market. This includes countries that may be developed markets in the future or were in the past. ( Wikipedia )

* Trends come in different sizes. A '''mega-trend''' extends over many generations, and in cases of climate, mega-trends can cover periods prior to human existence. ( Wikipedia on [[w:Futures studies#Mega-trends|Future studies]] )

* A '''[[w:ghost town|ghost town]]''' is an abandoned [[w:village|village]], [[w:town|town]] or [[w:city|city]], usually one which contains substantial visible remains. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economic activity that supported it has failed, or due to natural or human-caused disasters such as floods, government actions, uncontrolled lawlessness, war, or nuclear disasters. ( Wikipedia )