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price maintenance — ▪ economics also called resale price maintenance measures taken by manufacturers or distributors to control the resale prices of their products charged by resellers. The practice is more effective in retail sales than at other levels of… … Universalium
unfair prejudice — Conduct in the running of a company s affairs that may entitle members to a remedy under the Companies Act (1985). In small companies, the unfairness may consist of a failure by some members to honour a common understanding reached when the… … Big dictionary of business and management
Just price — The just price is a theory of ethics in economics that attempts to set standards of fairness in transactions. With intellectual roots in ancient Greek philosophy, it was advanced by Thomas Aquinas based on an argument against usury, which in his… … Wikipedia
a rip-off — unfair price or rule, priced too high The price of drinks was a rip off. A small Coke cost $3! … English idioms
Unequal exchange — is a much disputed concept, used preferably in Marxian economics but also in ecological economics to denote forms of exploitation hidden in, or underwriting trade. Originating, in the wake of the debate on the Singer Prebisch thesis, as an… … Wikipedia
United States – Canada softwood lumber dispute — The United States – Canada softwood lumber dispute is one of the most significant and enduring trade disputes in modern history. The dispute has had its biggest effect on British Columbia, the major Canadian exporter of softwood lumber to the… … Wikipedia
Robinson–Patman Act — Competition law Basic concepts History of competition law Monopoly Coercive monopoly Natural monopoly … Wikipedia
Testimony of Integrity — The Testimony of Integrity, or Truth Testimony, is the Quaker (also known as Friends) belief that one should live a life that is true to God, true to oneself, and true to others. Integrity is commonly associated with honesty and fair dealings,… … Wikipedia
The Night Riders — were a vigilante group operating from about 1906 to 1908 in southwestern Kentucky and northwestern Tennessee that used fear and intimidation against the Duke tobacco monopoly in the area. The Night Riders were led by Dr. David Amoss, a medical… … Wikipedia
Scotch Cattle — was the name taken by bands of coal miners in South Wales, analogous to the Molly Maguires in Pennsylvania, who, in disguise, would visit the homes of other local miners who were working during a strike or cooperating with employers against the… … Wikipedia
launch vehicle — Aerospace. a rocket used to launch a spacecraft or satellite into orbit or a space probe into space. [1955 1960] * * * Rocket system that boosts a spacecraft into Earth orbit or beyond Earth s gravitational pull. A wide variety of launch vehicles … Universalium
