Market Integration for Contemporary World Subject

Market Integration is a topic for Contemporary World Subject

1. MARKET INTEGRATION Chapter III Prepared By: Rodilyn C. Angligen , MSE

2. Introduction ECONOMY Social institution that has a biggest impact Organizes production, consumption and trade of goods Number od unemployed, GDP, or processes in the market Composed of People Products can be made, exchanged and used in different ways

3. 3 SECTORS IN ECONOMY PRODUCTION Raw materials from natural environment e.g. Farmers and miners Introduction Raw materials will be transformed into manufactured goods e.g. refines petroleum to gasoline Services rather than goods Offers services by doing rather than making goods Primary Sector Secondary Sector Tertiary Sector

4. The Bretton Woods System

5. CIVIC PERSPECTIVE This includes Civic Participation in which this is the way we involve ourselves within our community. People in the community may participate out of their own interest in civic activities and still collectively contribute to the ability of the community to exert power and influence and to leverage and use resources.

6. The community may work together to develop and pursue a common agenda with a coordinated action strategy. Examples are paying your taxes, voting, signing a petition for a new low, joining any programs or events, etc. 6 CIVIC DUTIES 1. Doing your citizen responsibilities include, paying taxes, obeying laws, serving as a witness, voting, volunteering, etc.

7. 2. Respect the rights, beliefs and opinions of others. 3. Stay informed of the issues that affect your community. 4. Serve in the jury when called upon 5. Participate in the democratic process 6. Defend the community if needed should arise.

8. POLITICAL PERSPECTIVE This includes political involvement in which it is an action you take that helps influence your local government. SOME EXAMPLES OF POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT Writing a letter to any community officials Obeying the law Staying informed on political issues that impact your community.

9. Our involvement is what protects our government to function properly. DIFFERENT TYPES OF POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT 1. Voting It is the most single important form of political participation that a person can take a part in because it ensures that politicians are elected by the people rather that being assigned to their position of power by someone.

10. 2. Protest Public protest are another important form of political participation because you are making your opinions known in a very obvious way, with the hope that your actions will influence or initiate change in a particular area of politics 3. Public Consultation Commonly known as town hall meeting. This offer ordinary citizens the chance to get together in a group with a politician or elected official in order to make their opinions and feelings known

11. 4. Jury Duty it is an important type of political participation because it ensures that people who are charged with a crime are judged by people like them, rather than allowing the outcome to depend entirely on a single person, such as a judge. FOOD SYSTEM PERSPECTIVE is used frequently in discussions about nutrition, food, health, community economic development and agriculture.

12. It includes all processes and infrastructure involved in feeding a population: growing, harvesting, processing, packaging, transporting, marketing, consumption, and disposal of food and food-related items. community food system is one in which sustainable food production , processing, distribution and consumption are integrated to enhance the environmental, economic and social, and social and nutritional health of a community.

13. it is a long-term goal toward which man communities are striving. Across the country, communities are initiating diverse projects that develop connections between different parts of the food systems. One of the most central aspect of these projects is increased participation by local residents in working on multiple food system issues.

14. FOOD SYSTEM ISSUES Improving access by all community to adequate, affordable, nutritious diet Supporting a stable base of family farms that use production practices that are less chemical and energy-intensive, and emphasize local inputs Generating marketing and processing practices that create more direct and beneficial links between farmers and consumers

15. developing food and agriculture-related businesses that create jobs, re-circulate financial capital in the community or in other ways, contribute to the community’s economic development. Improving working and living conditions for farm labor such that farmers and farmworkers can be fully contributing members of the community. Creating food and agriculture policies that promote local food production, processing and consumption.

16. FOOD JUSTICE is the belief that healthy food is human right, so everyone has an inherent right to access healthy fresh food. access is a mixture between location, affordability, and cultural appropriateness. Food justice is important to everyone because food is culture, food is family, food is a part on how we communicate with each one another; it’s a way we share our love.

17. How can individuals and communities a more just food system. the first step is for individual to join community. The culture of voting your own peso and being able to consume your way to a better food system- is simply not enough. We have to go beyond growing our garden; its about good food for all. Choose a community you want to be part of, then engage with others working towards systemic change.