Question

______ is the unfettered flow of goods and services across national borders.
a. a strategic alliance
b. exporting
c. free trade
d. importing
e. outsourcing

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option A: A strategic alliance is a partnership between businesses, not about cross - border flow of goods/services.
• Option B: Exporting is sending goods/services out of a country, not the unfettered flow across borders.
• Option C: Free trade is defined as the unfettered (without restrictions) flow of goods and services across national borders. This matches the description in the question.
• Option D: Importing is bringing goods/services into a country, not the overall flow across borders.
• Option E: Outsourcing is contracting out business processes, not related to cross - border flow of goods/services.

Answer:

C. Free trade