Question

Which of the following is not a technological change that affects globalization? Multiple Choice
a. The development of commercial jet aircraft and superfreighters.
b. The development of the Internet into the information backbone of the global economy.
c. The development of microprocessors that led to large amounts of information processing the introduction of containerization to simplify transshipment.
d. The introduction of tougher environmental and labor laws.

Answer 1

Answer: Option (D) is correct.

Explanation:

The statement, "The introduction of tougher environmental and labor laws" cannot be referred to as a technological change since in an economical sense this does not tend to affect demand or supply of a certain commodity and thus does not have the tendency to affect globalization whereas rest of the given option concur with the idea of technological change.