Glossary of Scenario Terms

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Balkans: Countries in southeastern Europe including the former Yugoslavia, Albania, Macedonia, Bulgaria and Greece.

 

barefoot doctors: in China, peasants who were trained specifically to treat diseases and provide health care in rural areas.

bilateral: something that is between only two countries or two sides.

 

bio-diversity: the earth’s vast array of plant and animal species. Many of the existing plant and animal species have yet to be identified and fully studied. Some scientists’ project that existing species may hold untapped medical or scientific potential. Industrialization and deforestation currently result in the loss and extinction of plant and animal species.

 

bipartisan: representing, or composed of members of two (political or other) parties.

 

bonded labor: when someone is forced to work in slave-like conditions, without receiving wages, in order to repay a debt.

 

budget deficits: when governments spend more than they collect from taxes.