The Philippines And The World Market
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The Philippines is considered to be one of the most westernized
countries in Asia. It has strong ties to the United States and the United
Nations. In fact, It is the only charter member of the U.N. in all of Southeast
Asia.
The United States has a very close relationship with the economy and
cult ....
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.... products, cotton,
papers, drugs, automobiles and much or the petroleum products. Although
countries like Japan, Canada Australia, and New Zealand are getting more and
more involved in trade with the Philippines, America remains to be the
Philippines most important trading partner.
When America acquired the Philippines and established free trade in 1909,
the economy of the islands was tied to that parent country. As a result, the
Philippines became almost entirely dependant upon United Stat ....
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