Read p.435-440 notes/MI The Atlantic slave trade MI: Trade was the basis of Portuguese relations with Africans‚ the Portuguese provided African rulers with slaves in return they received ivory‚ pepper‚ animal skin and gold. · Portuguese ships pushed down the west of Africa coast and reached the cape of good hope · They established factories‚ forts and trading posts with resident merchants‚ along the cost · El mina(1482) was the most important‚ it was a gold producing region · Africans
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Through sudden progression and change‚ trade had not only become known as a source of commerce and become beneficial towards those who participate in it but‚ it had also become a social and cultural benefactor. Trade itself had become a known concept once someone who is quite curious and adventurous had arrived at another land and voluntarily created diplomatic relations with one another which digresses to successful trades and a new exchange of materials‚ cultures‚ and ideas from each individual
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Content I. Vertical Integration II. Horizontal integration III. Economies of scale IV. Economies of scope V. Economic efficiency VI. Proprietary(property or ownership) Know-how VII. Monopoly VIII. Oligopoly IX. perfect competition (pure competition) business definition X. workable competition business definition XI. Cost leadership XII. Differentiation (economics) XIII. Barriers to exit XIV. Inventory flow XV. Incoterms XVI. Multinational Corporation
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Blue ocean strategy is a business concept that focuses on doing business along the line where there is no competitor or little or no competition; rather it seeks to create new opportunities for business instead competing for space in the already saturated horizon. It does this by either creating entirely new product in a market or reinventing already existing product in such a unique way that will meet the needs the of the market in a way that has not existed before. It adds value to the market while
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Done by Michelle mboya year 11s WHAT IS A TRADE UNION? Trade unions are organizations that represent people at work. They consist of workers and union leaders‚ united to promote and protect their interests. Trade unions exist because an individual worker has very little power to influence decisions that are made about his or her job. By joining together with other workers‚ there is more chance of having a voice and influence. THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF TRADE UNIONS. * CRAFT UNION: A union
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Trade Sanctions In the world we are living in today‚ countries no longer trade domestically within its own country. Instead of producing and consuming in domestic market‚ people now trade worldwide in the international economy. As we are not living in a fantasy world where there is only one country and one government‚ trading internationally means a collision of different countries’ economy. No human beings are identical‚ so do countries. Therefore with different culture and government perspective
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Internal Trade 8.1 Introduction In the lesson on trade you have already been made familiar with the distinction between internal and external trade i.e. between home trade and foreign trade. You will recall that internal trade consists of exchange of goods and services between people living within the same country. In this lesson you will learn about internal trade in detail. 8.2 Objectives After studying this lesson you will be able to • • • • • • • • recall the meaning of Internal Trade; explain
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Trade and Finance Trade and Finance Speech Today the current state of the United States macroeconomy will be discussed. Over the past three years the government has experienced economic growth and falling employment since the recession ended. However‚ this has been the weakest rebound from a recession after World War II ((Sivy‚ 2013). The unemployment is higher than it should be‚ and the economic growth has slowed down dramatically. Our citizens who have secure jobs and a stable home the
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More trade routes were made‚ allowing trade to erupt all around the world. Trade became an important force of change and had many effects on society and foreign relations. From 1300-1800 many European countries wanted to expand and make their lands more bountiful with more resources and goods from other places. Countries wanted what other countries had; for example different types of food and spices. This desire for new goods and resources drove countries to explore new lands and trade with other
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while in banana production it is 2. a．Graph out the production possibilities frontier: b．What is the opportunity cost of apples in terms of bananas? [pic] c．In the absence of trade‚ what would the price of apples in terms of bananas be? In the absence of trade‚ since labor is the only factor of production and supply decisions are determined by the attempts of individuals to maximize their earnings in a competitive economy‚ only when [pic]will both goods be produced
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