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Terms that are on use on this site.
There are 132 entries in this glossary.
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| Tariff |
A duty(or tax) applied to goods transported
from one country to another, or on imported products. Tariffs raise
the prices of imported goods, thus making them less competitive
within the market of the importing country.
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| TPA |
Trade Protection Authority - See Fast Track
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| Trilateral Commission |
A private organization founded in 1973 by David Rockefeller and Zbigniew Brzezinski. Perpetual membership of around 300 covering Europe, Japan and the North America. Elite membership consists of corporate directors, scholars and high-ranking politicians.
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| TRIPS |
Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights - agreement
which came into effect at the same time as the WTO (January
1, 1995).
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| Tyranny |
Arbitrary or unrestrained exercise of power; despotic abuse of authority. Absolute power, especially when exercised unjustly or cruelly: "I have sworn . . . eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man" (Thomas Jefferson).
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