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TACN 4 Unit 7

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  • (adj) timid, weak, shy
    milquetoast
  • (n) a large festive gathering
    jamboree
  • (adv) showing rudeness and a lack of consideration for other people
    discourteously
  • (n) the intentional use of unfriendly or offensive behavior
    hostility
  • (n) a thin, often pointed piece that has been broken, cut or torn off
    sliver
  • Investments in existing infrastructure assets
    Brownfield investments
  • (adj) sly, clever at being deceitful
    cunning
  • (adj) traveling around the world
    globetrotting
  • (n) a collection of facts that are offered as though they are representative though in fact they give a very biased impression
    cherry-picked facts
  • (adj) involving the agreement or cooperation of two political parties that usually oppose each other's policies
    bipartisan
  • type of FDI in which a firm moves upstream in different value chain stages in a host country
    vertical FDI
  • (n) midday nap
    siesta
  • (n) Investments in infrastructure assets that are yet to be constructed
    Greenfield investments
  • (adj) unfortunate
    hapless
  • type of FDI in which a firm duplicates its home country-based activities at the same value chain stage in a host country
    horizontal FDI
  • (adj) favoring conflict over compromise
    hawkish
  • (n) one who receives benefits
    beneficiary
  • (n) loaning money to people who connect give it back so they take advantage of the smaller countries
    debt-trap diplomacy