Tag: Foreign Affairs
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Exchange Rate
Exchange Rate in International Trade Meaning of Exchange Rate, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): The price of one currency expressed in terms of another, i.e., the number of units of one currency that may be exchanged for one unit of another currency. […]
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Inflation
Concept of Inflation An introductory definition of Inflation is provided here: money is losing value relative to goods and services produced in an economy Resources See Also Foregin Policy Foreign Affairs Resources See Also Further Reading Information related to inflation in the Max […]
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Inflation
Concept of Inflation An introductory definition of Inflation is provided here: money is losing value relative to goods and services produced in an economy Resources See Also Foregin Policy Foreign Affairs Resources See Also Further Reading Information related to inflation in the Max […]
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Protectionism
Protectionism Definition Protectionism may be defined as government policies that favor domestic products over imported goods. The debate between protectionism and free trade has been a continuing issue in United States politics. Meanings For information on: * systematic protectionism […]
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Balance of Payments
Balance Of Payments Summary of Balance Of Payments The sum owed to or by a nation as the result of its international transactions during a given time period, usually one year. The balance of payments is calculated by subtracting the nation's total payments to foreigners from total […]
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Balance of Payments
Balance Of Payments Summary of Balance Of Payments The sum owed to or by a nation as the result of its international transactions during a given time period, usually one year. The balance of payments is calculated by subtracting the nation's total payments to foreigners from total […]
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Terms of Trade
Summary of Terms of Trade An export-import price ratio derived by dividing indices of export prices by indices of import prices. For example, when export indices are 105 percent of a base period, and import indices are 98 percent of the same base period, then the terms of trade […]
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Nuclear Fusion
Concept of Nuclear Fusion An introductory definition of Nuclear Fusion is provided here: relies on forcing two hydrogen atoms together, and in the process destroying some extra matter that is converted into energy (called H-bomb) Resources See Also Foregin Policy Foreign Affairs
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Nuclear Fusion
Concept of Nuclear Fusion An introductory definition of Nuclear Fusion is provided here: relies on forcing two hydrogen atoms together, and in the process destroying some extra matter that is converted into energy (called H-bomb) Resources See Also Foregin Policy Foreign Affairs
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State
Political Theory: The State Introduction to State The central concern of political theorists throughout history has been the theory of the state. Plato contributed to the founding of this theory in his discourse the Republic, which attempted to reconcile moral theory and political practice by […]
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Self-help
Self-Help Summary of Self-Help A provision of Title I of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (commonly known as P.L. 480) that stipulates that an aid recipient nation must undertake steps to improve its own agriculture. This self-help is manifested through […]
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Preferences
Preferences and the GATT Policy Negotiations In relation to the GATT Policy Negotiations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following explanation and/or definition of Preferences: Special trade advantages granted by an importing country to certain trading partners, in contrast to […]