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51General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade — The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (typically abbreviated GATT ) was the outcome of the failure of negotiating governments to create the International Trade Organization (ITO). The Bretton Woods Conference had introduced the idea for an… …
52Electricity sector in Mexico — Mexico: Electricity sector Data Electricity coverage (2005) 96%(total),(LAC average in 2005: 94.6%) Installed capacity (2006) 58 GW Share of fossil energy 75.3 % …
53Race to the bottom — In government regulation, a race to the bottom is a phenomenon that is said to occur when competition between nations or states (over investment capital, for example) leads to the progressive dismantling of regulatory standards. This theory, also …
54Certificate of origin — A Certificate of Origin (often abbreviated to CO or COO) is a document used in international trade. It traditionally states from what country the shipped goods originate, but originate in a CO does not mean the country the goods are shipped from …
55Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …
56General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade — an international organization formed in 1948 to establish common rules governing tariffs and to eliminate restrictive trade practices. Abbr.: GATT * * * ▪ international relations set of multilateral trade agreements aimed at the abolition… …
57Taxation history of the United States — The history of taxation in the United States began when it was composed of colonies ruled by the British Empire, French Empire, and Spanish Empire. After independence from Europe the United States collected poll taxes, tariffs, and excise taxes.… …
58United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade — The House Way and Means Subcommittee on Trade is one of the six subcommittees within the House Ways and Means CommitteeJurisdictionFrom the House Rules:* The jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on Trade shall include bills and matters referred to… …
59Arvind Panagariya — Professor of Economics and Jagdish Bhagwati Professor of Indian Political Economy Columbia University Personal details Born September 30, 1952 (1952 09 30) …
60National Grid (Great Britain) — For the UK Ordnance Survey National Grid for mapping co ordinates in Great Britain, see Ordnance Survey National Grid. 400 kV power line in Cheshire The National Grid is the high voltage electric power transmission network in …
