Ebook: Dictionary of International Commerce
Author: William J. Miller (auth.)
- Tags: International Economics, Physics general, Science general
- Year: 1986
- Publisher: Springer Netherlands
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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International trade is vital to the well-being of the international market. No textbook suited virtually every nation, because no nation is my purpose, so I set about to write one. capable of satisfying its material needs beyond the subsistence level entirely from domestic My first task was to define my terms-tar iffs, non-tariff barriers, shipping terminology, resources. As a nation's technology advances and edu etc. As this labor progressed over many cational levels improve, heavy industry and months, it became evident there was need for manufacturing are often supplanted by serv an encyclopedic reference work which fo ice industries, as evidenced by the economies cused upon international trade. My enquiries of Europe, North America, and Japan. The having divulged no similar work in English, I shift to a service economy increases import decided to concentrate efforts upon an reliance, especially in the areas of consumer encyclopedia. products and basic industrial commodities, In selecting entries, it was my intention to such as steel. This transition creates opportu provide the reader with a cross section of nities-in the form of new markets and lower terminology of the various aspects of interna unit costs-but also begets confrontation as tional trade-marketing, taxation, shipping, lower priced imports displace domestic work law, accounting, etc. Each entry, it is hoped, is ers, and charges of unfair competition congeal sufficiently descriptive to define the topic ade into protectionist policies. quately, without extraneous detail or digres Unfortunately, the process of international sion.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-x
A....Pages 3-17
B....Pages 19-38
C....Pages 39-65
D....Pages 67-79
E....Pages 81-103
F....Pages 105-118
G....Pages 119-127
H....Pages 129-133
I....Pages 135-154
J....Pages 155-156
K....Pages 157-158
L....Pages 159-168
M....Pages 169-177
N....Pages 179-183
O....Pages 185-189
P....Pages 191-200
Q....Pages 201-201
R....Pages 203-209
S....Pages 211-226
T....Pages 227-238
U....Pages 239-249
V....Pages 251-252
W....Pages 253-263
Y....Pages 265-265
Z....Pages 267-267
Back Matter....Pages 269-393
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-x
A....Pages 3-17
B....Pages 19-38
C....Pages 39-65
D....Pages 67-79
E....Pages 81-103
F....Pages 105-118
G....Pages 119-127
H....Pages 129-133
I....Pages 135-154
J....Pages 155-156
K....Pages 157-158
L....Pages 159-168
M....Pages 169-177
N....Pages 179-183
O....Pages 185-189
P....Pages 191-200
Q....Pages 201-201
R....Pages 203-209
S....Pages 211-226
T....Pages 227-238
U....Pages 239-249
V....Pages 251-252
W....Pages 253-263
Y....Pages 265-265
Z....Pages 267-267
Back Matter....Pages 269-393
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