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PLURAL ECONOMY [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-12-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Taxation
- Anti-pollution Measures
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- clean economy investment tax credit
1, record 1, English, clean%20economy%20investment%20tax%20credit
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The clean economy investment tax credits will be implemented as follows ...: Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS)[;] Clean Technology[;] Clean Hydrogen[;] Clean Technology Manufacturing[;] Clean Electricity (Except for Publicly-Owned Utilities)[;] Clean Electricity (For Publicly-Owned Utilities) ... 1, record 1, English, - clean%20economy%20investment%20tax%20credit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
clean economy investment tax credit : designation usually used in the plural. 2, record 1, English, - clean%20economy%20investment%20tax%20credit
Record 1, Key term(s)
- clean economy investment tax credits
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Fiscalité
- Mesures antipollution
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- crédit d'impôt à l'investissement dans l'économie propre
1, record 1, French, cr%C3%A9dit%20d%27imp%C3%B4t%20%C3%A0%20l%27investissement%20dans%20l%27%C3%A9conomie%20propre
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les crédits d'impôt à l'investissement dans l'économie propre seront mis en place comme suit [...] : Captage, utilisation et stockage du carbone (CUSC)[;] Technologies propres[;] Hydrogène propre[;] Fabrication de technologies propres[;] Électricité propre (à l'exclusion des compagnies publiques d'électricité)[;] Électricité propre (pour les compagnies publiques d'électricité) [...] 1, record 1, French, - cr%C3%A9dit%20d%27imp%C3%B4t%20%C3%A0%20l%27investissement%20dans%20l%27%C3%A9conomie%20propre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
crédit d'impôt à l'investissement dans l'économie propre : désignation habituellement utilisée au pluriel. 2, record 1, French, - cr%C3%A9dit%20d%27imp%C3%B4t%20%C3%A0%20l%27investissement%20dans%20l%27%C3%A9conomie%20propre
Record 1, Key term(s)
- crédits d'impôt à l'investissement dans l'économie propre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-08-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Corporate Economics
- Production (Economics)
- Production Management
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- economy of scale
1, record 2, English, economy%20of%20scale
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Reduction in the average cost of a product, achieved by increasing the volume of output and in that way using labour, machinery, and other factors of production more efficiently. 2, record 2, English, - economy%20of%20scale
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
For a smaller country, such as Canada, achieving economies of scale may depend on having access to larger foreign markets, since the Canadian market by itself may be too small to support the most efficient volume of production in many industries. A firm should be able to produce a product more efficiently by making use of modern machinery and equipment, skilled and specialized labour, interchangeable parts, automation and large-scale distribution, and be able as a result to fund on-going research and development. 2, record 2, English, - economy%20of%20scale
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
At some point, when marginal cost equals average cost, a plant will stop yielding economies of scale; it will then be at a point where diseconomies of scale begin, with each extra unit of output costing more than the average cost and thus being unprofitable. In other words, a plant can produce both too little and too much. 2, record 2, English, - economy%20of%20scale
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
economy of scale : term usually used in the plural. 3, record 2, English, - economy%20of%20scale
Record 2, Key term(s)
- economies of scale
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Économie de l'entreprise
- Production (Économie)
- Gestion de la production
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- économie d'échelle
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9conomie%20d%27%C3%A9chelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Abaissement du coût unitaire de production au fur et à mesure que la production augmente. 2, record 2, French, - %C3%A9conomie%20d%27%C3%A9chelle
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
économie d'échelle : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel. 3, record 2, French, - %C3%A9conomie%20d%27%C3%A9chelle
Record 2, Key term(s)
- économies d'échelle
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Economía empresarial
- Producción (Economía)
- Gestión de la producción
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- economías de escala
1, record 2, Spanish, econom%C3%ADas%20de%20escala
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Disminución de los costes medios al aumentar la producción y distribuirse los gastos fijos entre mayor número de factores de producción. 2, record 2, Spanish, - econom%C3%ADas%20de%20escala
Record 2, Key term(s)
- economía de escala
Record 3 - internal organization data 2009-04-01
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- International Relations
- Social Movements
- National and International Economics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- plural economy
1, record 3, English, plural%20economy
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
These examples go to prove that neither the oft-mentioned distinction between a market and non-market economy nor the claim that the former is the only source of wealth survive critical examination. Instead, we should adopt a more realistic and less ideologically driven model : that of a plural economy. 2, record 3, English, - plural%20economy
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Relations internationales
- Mouvements sociaux
- Économie nationale et internationale
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- économie plurielle
1, record 3, French, %C3%A9conomie%20plurielle
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans le but de porter remède à la crise sociale consécutive à la remise en cause de l'État-providence fordien, le concept d'économie plurielle tend à se répandre aujourd'hui en même temps que ses collatéraux, le tiers-secteur, la pleine activité et l'allocation universelle. Ce concept fait l'objet d'une théorisation qui est très contestable. Il part du constat selon lequel toute économie posséderait trois pôles : l'économie marchande, l'économie non marchande, dans lesquelles règnent des relations monétaires, et l'économie non monétaire basée sur la réciprocité. 2, record 3, French, - %C3%A9conomie%20plurielle
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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