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  • Commodity Policy

    Commodity policy in Global Commerce Policy In this regard, a definition of this issue is as follows: the part of trade policy dealing with governmental actions affecting international trade in commodities. The entries on trade policy are here. Its principal objectives are to secure fair and […]

  • International Treaty On Plant Genetic Resources For Food And Agriculture

    International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture in Global Commerce Policy In this regard, international treaty on plant genetic resources for food and agriculture is: adopted by the Food and Agricultural Organization on 3 November 2001. The objectives of the Treaty are […]

  • Agriculture And The Multilateral Trading System

    Agriculture and the multilateral trading system in Global Commerce Policy In this regard, a definition of this issue is as follows: the rules of the GATT do not distinguish between agricultural and other products except in minor ways. The entries on trade policy are here. Article XI requires […]

  • Agriculture And The Multilateral Trading System

    Agriculture and the multilateral trading system in Global Commerce Policy In this regard, a definition of this issue is as follows: the rules of the GATT do not distinguish between agricultural and other products except in minor ways. The entries on trade policy are here. Article XI requires […]

  • Corn Laws

    Laws regulating the trade in breadstuffs. The object of corn laws is to secure a regular and steady supply of the great staples of food; and for this object the means adopted in different countries and at different times widely vary, sometimes involving restriction or prohibition upon the […]

  • Continuation Clause

    A clause in a marine policy that the insurance shall continue in effect after twelve months, if then the voyage is not completed…

  • Continuation Clause

    A clause in a marine policy that the insurance shall continue in effect after twelve months, if then the voyage is not completed…

  • International Undertaking On Plant Genetic Resources

    International Undertaking on Plant Genetic Resources in Global Commerce Policy In this regard, international undertaking on plant genetic resources is: adopted by the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) in 1983. The objective of the Undertaking is to ensure that plant genetic resources of […]

  • International Undertaking On Plant Genetic Resources

    International Undertaking on Plant Genetic Resources in Global Commerce Policy In this regard, international undertaking on plant genetic resources is: adopted by the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) in 1983. The objective of the Undertaking is to ensure that plant genetic resources of […]

  • Systemic and Empirical Approach

    Definition of Systemic and Empirical Approach The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Systemic and Empirical Approach: The systemic and empirical approach is a theoretical and methodological framework for the study of culture including several fields such […]

  • Netwar

    Notion of Netwar The meaning of Netwar may be as follows: the primary objective of “netwar” is to use computer networks and databases to inflict cultural and political damage to the international image of the opponent.

  • Labeling Theory

    Definition of Labeling Theory The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Labeling Theory: A theory which arose from the study of deviance in the late 1950’s and early 1960’s and was a rejection of consensus theory or structural functionalism. These […]

  • Ethnomethodology

    Definition of Ethnomethodology The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Ethnomethodology: A sociological theory developed by Harold Garfinkel and building on the influence of phenomenologists such as Edmund Husserl and Alfred Schutz and more recent […]

  • Group

    Definition of Group The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Group: An aggregate of individuals having some characteristic in common. They may be distinguished from others by appearance, language, socio-economic status or cultural values and practices. A […]

  • Ethnic Identity

    Definition of Ethnic Identity The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Ethnic Identity: An individual’s awareness of membership in a distinct group and of commitment to the group’s cultural values. This is the subjective aspect of ethnicity, but […]