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  • Gold Standard

    Summary of Gold Standard A system under which a nation's currency is freely convertible into gold. The quantity of gold per unit of currency is fixed by law. Most major trading nations, however, abandoned the gold standard because of the constraints it imposes upon liquidity, although […]

  • Gold Standard

    Summary of Gold Standard A system under which a nation's currency is freely convertible into gold. The quantity of gold per unit of currency is fixed by law. Most major trading nations, however, abandoned the gold standard because of the constraints it imposes upon liquidity, although […]

  • Gold Exchange Standard

    A condition in which a nation maintains its reserves in a currency convertible into gold rather than in the metal itself. Since August 15, 1971, the U.S. dollar has not been freely convertible into gold by foreign central banks; it therefore does not qualify as a reserve currency for a nation on a g…

  • Gold Exchange Standard

    A condition in which a nation maintains its reserves in a currency convertible into gold rather than in the metal itself. Since August 15, 1971, the U.S. dollar has not been freely convertible into gold by foreign central banks; it therefore does not qualify as a reserve currency for a nation on a g…

  • Spirits

    Hierarchical Display of Spirits Agri-Foodstuffs > Beverages and sugar > Beverage > Alcoholic beverage Concept of Spirits See the dictionary definition of Spirits. Characteristics of Spirits [rtbs name=”xxx-xxx”] Resources Translation of Spirits Spanish: Aguardiente French: Eau-de-vie […]

  • Spirits

    Hierarchical Display of Spirits Agri-Foodstuffs > Beverages and sugar > Beverage > Alcoholic beverage Concept of Spirits See the dictionary definition of Spirits. Characteristics of Spirits [rtbs name=”xxx-xxx”] Resources Translation of Spirits Spanish: Aguardiente French: Eau-de-vie […]

  • International Trade

    International Political Economy Trends: International Trade Introduction to International Trade In the 21st century, international trade has grown to 20 percent of the world's total production of goods and services-around $6.5 trillion per year. This volume of trade is almost seven times […]

  • International Trade

    International Political Economy Trends: International Trade Introduction to International Trade In the 21st century, international trade has grown to 20 percent of the world's total production of goods and services-around $6.5 trillion per year. This volume of trade is almost seven times […]

  • Currency Convertibility

    Hierarchical Display of Currency convertibility Finance > Monetary economics > Exchange policyFinance > Monetary economics > Money market > MoneyFinance > Monetary economics > Monetary policy > Issuing of currencyFinance > Monetary relations > International finance > International […]

  • Currency Convertibility

    Hierarchical Display of Currency convertibility Finance > Monetary economics > Exchange policyFinance > Monetary economics > Money market > MoneyFinance > Monetary economics > Monetary policy > Issuing of currencyFinance > Monetary relations > International finance > International […]

  • International Monetary Fund

    International Monetary Fund Outline The UN Monetary and Financial Conference met in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, United States, from 1 to 20 July 1944. The Bretton Woods Agreement announced the establishment of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the International Bank for […]

  • International Monetary Fund

    International Monetary Fund Outline The UN Monetary and Financial Conference met in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, United States, from 1 to 20 July 1944. The Bretton Woods Agreement announced the establishment of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the International Bank for […]

  • Council of Europe Fund

    Hierarchical Display of Council of Europe fund International Organisations > European organisations > European organisation > Council of Europe Council of Europe fund Concept of Council of Europe fund See the dictionary definition of Council of Europe fund. Characteristics of Council of […]

  • Council of Europe Fund

    Hierarchical Display of Council of Europe fund International Organisations > European organisations > European organisation > Council of Europe Council of Europe fund Concept of Council of Europe fund See the dictionary definition of Council of Europe fund. Characteristics of Council of […]

  • Eurodollar

    Eurodollar and Europe There is an entry on eurodollar in the European legal encyclopedia. Resources See Also Further Reading Entry "Eurodollar" in the work "A Concise Encyclopedia of the European Union from Aachen to Zollverein", by Rodney Leach (Profile Books; London)