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capital ship
capital ship, a term used in navies to denote the most important type of warship in the national fleet. For centuries throughout the era of sailing navies it was the ship of the line, but after the introduction of iron, and later steel, construction, the battleship was the capital ship of the... Read more |
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Vientiane
Vientiane , city (1990 est. pop. 140,000), administrative capital and largest city of Laos, N central Laos, on the Mekong River, c.130 mi (210 km) southeast of the former royal capital of Luang Phabang . Vientiane possesses diverse light industry and is a trading center for forest products,... Read more |
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capitalism
capitalism economic system based on private ownership of the means of production, in which personal profit can be acquired through investment of capital and employment of labor. Capitalism is grounded in the concept of free enterprise, which argues that government intervention in the economy should... Read more |
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decomposition of capital
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disorganized capitalism
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capital punishment
capital punishment imposition of a penalty of death by the state. History Capital punishment was widely applied in ancient times; it can be found (c.1750 BC) in the Code of Hammurabi. From the fall of Rome to the beginnings of the modern era, capital punishment was practiced throughout Western... Read more |
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Crony capitalism
Crony Capitalism BIBLIOGRAPHY The term crony capitalism refers to forms of capitalism in which leading businessmen enjoy close personal relationships with key politicians. Crony capitalism is often associated with corruption and many commentators have seen it as a major obstacle to Third World... Read more |
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Human capital
Capital, HumanBiases related to the omission of human capitalEconomic attributes of human agentsInvestment in human beingsBIBLIOGRAPHYThe idea of capital has long had a strong materialistic bent that is evident in the dominance of material capital in economic thinking. The logical basis of an... Read more |
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Fixed assets
Physical Capital BIBLIOGRAPHY Capital is a contested concept and thus its components are contested. Physical capital generally refers to plant and equipment, while financial capital refers to money. The first is a matter of physics and biology. The latter is an understanding among people... Read more |
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