A concern voiced by critics of globalization is that today's increasingly interdependent global economy shifts economic power toward supranational organizations such as the World Trade Organization. the communist states of eastern Europe and central Asia. the medium-size and small U. S. multinationals. the national governments of the countries participating in globalization. nations that have authoritarian forms of government.

There is a small, family-owned store that sells food and household goods in a small town. the owners have good relations with the community, especially with local farmers who supply much of the food. the farmers aren't organized into a cooperative or union, and the store deals with each individually. suppose the store wanted to buy some farms to control the supply of certain vegetables. how would you classify this strategic move? select one: a. horizontal integration b. forward integration c. backward integration d. concentric integration