|
Search over 100 encyclopedias and dictionaries: |
Research categories | Follow us on Twitter |
Research categories
View all topics in the newsView all reference sources at Encyclopedia.com |
|||
|
United States International Trade Commission
United States International Trade Commission independent agency of the U.S. government established in 1916 as the Tariff Commission; renamed International Trade Commission in 1975. It is charged with serving the president and Congress as an advisory, fact-finding agency on tariff,... Read more |
|
Instructions
INSTRUCTIONS INSTRUCTIONS, issued to every royal governor on his departure for the colonies, delineated the specific powers established in the governor's commission. They were most often prepared in the king's name by special committees of the Privy Council or, subsequent to its organization in... Read more |
|
Will Adams
Will Adams (William Adams), 1564?-1620, first Englishman to visit Japan. As pilot of a Dutch ship searching for gold and trade, he reached Japan in 1600. At first imprisoned and sentenced to death, Adams was released by the shogun Ieyasu , and soon became one of his favorites, advising him on... Read more |
|
Board of Trade
Trade, Board of. The origins of the department may be traced back to 1621 when, in the face of a trade recession and a difficult Parliament, a number of committees were appointed, under the guidance of Cranfield, to consider the matter. At the Restoration, Charles II appointed separate councils... Read more |
|
Trade Deficit
Trade Deficit BIBLIOGRAPHY A trade deficit—that, is, a deficit on flows of goods and services in a country’s international balance of payments—occurs when a country imports more than it exports. Because the concept of the trade deficit depends intimately on its two... Read more |
|
Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago Board of Trade 141 West Jackson BoulevardChicago, Illinois 60604U.S.A.Telephone: (312)435-3500Fax: (312)341-3392Web site: http://www.cbot.com Non-Profit CompanyIncorporated: 1848Employees: 800Operating Revenues: $184.7 million (1999)NAIC: 52321 Securities and Commodity... Read more |
|
Fair-Trade Laws
FAIR-TRADE LAWS FAIR-TRADE LAWS. Fair-trade laws protect businesses and governments from companies or countries attempting to dump goods into a marketplace at low prices or with unfair subsidies. Initially, fair trade was primarily a domestic issue; after World War II, fair-trade laws developed... Read more |
|
Restraint of Trade
RESTRAINT OF TRADE RESTRAINT OF TRADE refers to activity that obstructs, limits, or eliminates market competition. Restraints may affect particular occupations, industries, or commercial transactions. Though it carries a presumption of illegality, a restraint of trade may be legal or illegal,... Read more |
|
trade-wind inversion
... Read more |
|
Trade Union Act
Trade Union Act, 1871. Passed by Gladstone's administration following the recommendations of the Royal Commission on Trade Societies (1867), the Act clarified the legality of trade unions and provided for their funds to be protected under the Friendly Society Act, 1855. Penal clauses, initially... Read more |
|
|
REAUTHORIZATION OF THE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION:BARBARA P. HOLUM
...interest. The concept release on OTC regulation...Federal Reserve Board, and the...agricultural trade options failed...Although the CFTC received...rules, the CFTC nonetheless...surrounding the CFTC's ... |