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FIRST CIRCLE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1993-10-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Economic Conditions and Forecasting
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- commodity-processing circle
1, record 1, English, commodity%2Dprocessing%20circle
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- C Circle 1, record 1, English, C%20Circle
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terms coined by economist Nuala Beck for a model of economic growth characterized by abundant, cheap steel, which acted as a catalyst to unprecedented growth. (Based on BECEN, 1992, p. 18.) 2, record 1, English, - commodity%2Dprocessing%20circle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
commodity economy: ERA: Industrial Revolution to circa 1918. KEY FACTOR: cheap steel. FOUR ENGINES: textiles, coal, steel and railroads. INFRASTRUCTURE: railroads, shipping, telegraph. LEADING ECONOMIC INDICATORS: pig-iron production, railroad operating income, inner tube production, coal and coke production, textile mill production, and cotton consumption. 1, record 1, English, - commodity%2Dprocessing%20circle
Record 1, Key term(s)
- commodity economy
- commodity processing circle
- First Circle
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Prévisions et conjonctures économiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cercle de marchandises
1, record 1, French, cercle%20de%20marchandises
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- cercle de commerce 1, record 1, French, cercle%20de%20commerce
proposal, masculine noun
- cercle du secteur primaire 1, record 1, French, cercle%20du%20secteur%20primaire
proposal, masculine noun
- cercle primaire 1, record 1, French, cercle%20primaire
proposal, masculine noun
- cercle de produits de base 1, record 1, French, cercle%20de%20produits%20de%20base
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Propositions faites par analogie avec les équivalents suivants : «commodity exchange» = bourse de marchandises; bourse de commerce. «commodity enterprise» = entreprise du secteur primaire; entreprise primaire. «commodity export» = exportation de produits de base. «commodity» = marchandise; produit de base. 1, record 1, French, - cercle%20de%20marchandises
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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