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... trading monopoly upon the company in a specific geographic area or for a specific type of trade item . The earliest English chartered companies were the Merchant Adventurers ( q.v. ) and the Merchant Staplers . Such early companies were ...
... trading monopoly upon the company in a specific geographic area or for a specific type of trade item . The earliest English chartered companies were the Merchant Adventurers ( q.v. ) and the Merchant Staplers . Such early companies were ...
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... trade , the international trade in primary goods . Primary goods are raw or partly refined materials whose value mainly reflects the costs of finding , gathering , or har- vesting them ; they are traded for processing or incorporation ...
... trade , the international trade in primary goods . Primary goods are raw or partly refined materials whose value mainly reflects the costs of finding , gathering , or har- vesting them ; they are traded for processing or incorporation ...
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... trade ) : see tariff . customs union , a trade agreement by which a group of countries charges a common set of tariffs to the rest of the world while allowing free trade among themselves . It is a partial form of economic integration ...
... trade ) : see tariff . customs union , a trade agreement by which a group of countries charges a common set of tariffs to the rest of the world while allowing free trade among themselves . It is a partial form of economic integration ...
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