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GATT vs GATS If you have been following the process of dialogue on international trade that was set in motion by the UN in 1947, you are probably aware of GATT and GATS. These are agreements that pertain to trade in goods and services respectively to boost international trade. There are similarities in GATT and […]
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所有国家进行关税壁垒和非关税壁垒es are dependent on other countries for some products and services as no country can ever hope to be self reliant in all respects. There are countries having abundance of natural resources like minerals and oil but are deficient in having technology to process them into finished goods. […]
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FTA vs PTA Times have changed since the cold war era, and so has the trade between countries. Though there is a world body to govern trade between countries known as International Trade Organization, countries have this practice of according preferential treatment when they become a member of a block of countries to help in […]
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Inflation vs Deflation Inflation is a common phenomenon in modern times and is seen in nearly all economies. It is a situation where prices of commodities increase with a simultaneous decrease in the value of the currency. If you buy a product for $100 and then go to the market next year to buy it […]
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Monopoly vs Oligopoly The terms monopoly and oligopoly are applied to market conditions where a particular industry is controlled by either one or just a few players in such a manner that consumers do not have options or substitute for a product or service and have to face difficulties arising out of such situation. Most […]
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Monopoly vs Monopsony Ideal market conditions are not existent everywhere and there are situations where the market is skewed either towards buyers or towards sellers. Monopoly is referred to a market condition where there is only one producer in a particular industry and the consumers really have no option but to buy his products or […]
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Economic Growth vs Development At first glance, you might feel that we are talking about one and the same thing when we discuss economic growth and economic development, but in reality, these are related but different concepts used in different contexts by economists. Sometimes, people use the terms interchangeably which is incorrect and the two […]
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CECA vs FTA International trade, though now a days guided by the rules and regulations of World Trade Organization, is not free from protectionism in the form of trade barriers. This is why countries, on a bilateral level, try to enter into economic pacts and agreements that are more fruitful to both the countries and […]
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Free Trade vs Protectionism No country in the world is self reliant and has to depend on other nations to meet the demands of its infrastructure and economy. Trade between countries is as old as civilizations but of late there has been a debate over the pitfalls of protectionism and the benefits of free trade […]
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Export Price vs Domestic Price It is theoretically only natural to expect that export price of a commodity would be identical to its domestic price for the producing country. However, historically, there has been a great variance in these two prices. Export prices are dependent upon many factors that are far beyond the mechanism of […]