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... Development â 2002 Donald Rutherford Routledge Dictionary of Economics Second edition The most informative dictionary of economics available, the Routledge Dictionary of Economics avoids the tendency ... capacity and K is the capital stock in year t. â 2002 Donald Rutherford Routledge Dictionary of Economics Second edition Donald Rutherford London and New York â 2002 Donald Rutherford intheChinesecurrency,therenminbi. 2Usuallyanon-votingshareofthe equitycapitalofaUKcompany.These shareshavebeencreatedtoenablethe foundersofacompanytoretaincon- trol.Asharestradeatlowerpricesthan Bsharesastheyareuselesstoother companiesattemptingtogaincontrolof thecompany.Graduallytheseshares havebeenaccordedvotingrightsasthe LondonStockExchangeregardsthem asunfair. AsianDevelopmentBank(G2) Bankfoundedin1966withcapital providedbyAsiancountries,theUSA, Canada,theUKandWestGermany ontherecommendationoftheUnited NationsEconomicCommissionfor AsiaandtheFarEast.Itcovershalf oftheworldspopulation.Itisbased inManilla,thePhilippines,andis dominatedbytheJapanese,thelargest contributorofitscapital.Itsconserva- tivelendingpolicyhaschieflyfavoured loansforspecificprojects,e.g.tobuild ports,roadsandbridges,ratherthan sectorallendingtorestructuretroubled economies.Ithasincreaseditslending totheprivatesectorandhasajoint venturewithcommercialbanks,the AsianFinanceandInvestmentCor- poration(AFIC). Asianoption(G1) A DERIVATIVEsettledincashwhosepay-off isrelatedtotheaveragepriceofthe underlyingassetinacertaintimeperiod. Alsoknownasanaverageoption. Asiaticmodeofproduction(P0) Themostprimitiveformofproduction, accordingto MARX,inwhichself-sufficient agriculturalcommunitiesaredespotically governed.Thestate,throughtaxation, appropriatestheeconomicsurplusofthe agriculturalsectortofinancethebuilding ofthecountrysinfrastructure.Thecon- ceptwasdevelopedinthe1950sand1960s toexaminemoreaspectsofstateforma- tionandtheformationofclassesin primitivecommunities. References Krader,L.(1975)TheAsiaticModeof Production,Assen,TheNetherlands: VanGorcum. Marx,K.(1964)Pre-capitalistEconomic Formations,ed.E.Hobsbawm,London: Lawrence&Wishart. OLeary,B.(1989)TheAsiaticModeof Production:OrientalDespotism,Histor- icalMaterialismandIndianHistory, Oxford: BasilBlackwell. askprice(G0) Thesellingpriceofa SECURITYsetbya financialinstitution. Seealso:bidprice asset(D0,G0) 1Aresourcewithamarketvalue. 2Aunitofwealthcapableofearningan income. 3Alargeenoughestatetodischargethe burdenonanheirorexecutor. Real(ortangible)assetsincludelandand machinery;intangibleassetsincludegood- willandpatents;financialassetsinclude cashandstockmarketsecurities. Seealso:nationalwealth;wealth assetcard(G1) A DEBITCARD. assetmotive(E4) Amotiveforholdingmoney.Toavoid riskyinvestments,peoplearepreparedto sacrificehighreturnsbykeepingtheir portfoliosinaliquidornear-liquidform. Seealso:speculativedemandformoney assetspecificity(G0) Theuniquecharacterofadurableasset, e.g.amachine,askilledworkerora productionsite,whichmeansthatithasa lowreturninotheruses.Formanyspecific assetsthecostofemployingthemisinthe natureofa SUNKCOST. Seealso:economicrent;transferearnings â ... given preference, they have little impact on freeing trade as the major items (about 95 per cent of trade) are excluded from the list. ASEAN hopes by the year 2000 to free most of the intra- association...

... Proxymeasuresofutility,e.g.theamount ofmoneywhichapersonispreparedto giveuptoobtainxamountofagood, haveallbeenconsideredtooindirect. Seealso:ordinalutility;revealedprefer- ences;utility References Majumdar,T.(1961)TheMeasurementof Utility,LondonandNewYork:Mac- millan. carer(I3) Anunpaidfamilyworkerwhoprovides nursinganddomesticcaretoyoung,in- firmorelderlyrelatives.Moralobligation isthebasisforundertakingthiswork. CaribbeanBasinInitiative(F0) Anarrangementagreedin1984togive exportsofcountriesoftheCaribbean regiontariff-freeaccesstotheUSA. CaribbeanCommunity(F0) Acommonmarketwithagriculturaland industrialintegrationfoundedin1973in successiontotheCaribbeanFreeTrade Area(1968–73).ThemembersareAngu- illa,Antigua,Barbados,Belize,Dominica, Grenada,Guyana,Jamaica,Montserrat, StKitts-Nevis,StLucia,StVincent,Trini- dadandTobago. CaribbeanDevelopmentBank(G2) DEVELOPMENTBANKfoundedin1970con- sistingofseventeenmembercountries fromtheCaribbeanregionaswellas CanadaandtheUK. caringsociety(D6,P0)seealtruism; welfarestate carry-back,carry-forwardsystem(H2) Ataxsystemwhichpermitsbusinessesto carrynetoperatinglossesbackorforward againstpastorfuturegainsinincomeor capitalappreciation. carryingcapacity(J1) Theabilityofaparticularareatosustaina populationataspecifiedlevelofsubsis- tence,usuallyspecifiedasthenumberof personsperunitofland. cartalist(E4) Apersonbelievingthatthevalueofa currencydependsonthepowerofthe issuingauthorityandnotonitsintrinsic valueoritsconvertibilityintogold. Seealso:BankingSchool;fiatmoney; metallist carte ... References Smith,A.(1776)TheWealthofNations, ed.R.H.CampbellandA.S.Skinner, BookV,ch.II,PartII ,Oxford: Clar- endonPress,1976. Cantilloneffect(E4) Thedifferentialimpactofanincreaseinthe moneysupply.Asdifferentrecipientsof extracashhavedifferentusesforit,there willbeachangeintherelativedemandfor, andrelativepricesof,goodsandservices. Therateofinterestwillfalliftherecipients oftheextramoneysaveandinvest. Cantillon,Richard,c.1680–c.1734(B3) Irish-bornbankerandeconomistwho spentmuchofhislifeinFrancewherehe madealargepersonalfortuneafterthe collapseofJohn LAW’sMississippiCom- pany.Hiswritingsoneconomics,other thantheEssaisurlaNatureduCommerce enGe ´ ne ´ ral,appeartohaveperishedwith himwhenhishouseinAlbemarleStreet, London,wasburntdown.Hisremarkable Essaishowedhiskeenreadingofseveral economists,including PETTY,andhisim- mensepracticalknowledgeofbanking.In manysensesheanticipated QUESNAYand other PHYSIOCRATSbysettingoutamodel oftheeconomywithvillages,market townsandcitiesengagedinmutualex- changes.Also,hepowerfullyexplainedthe roleofthe ENTREPRENEURineconomic activity,withamoreplausibleexplanation thanSmith’s INVISIBLEHANDpostulate.His analysisofexchangerates,openmarket operationsandthebankcreditmultiplier giveshisworkamodernfocus. References Cantillon,R.(1755)EssaisurlaNaturedu CommerceenGe ´ ne ´ ral,Englishtrans. H.Higgs,London:Macmillan,forthe RoyalEconomicSociety,1931. Murphy,A.E.(1986)RichardCantillon: EntrepreneurandEconomist ,Oxford: ClarendonPress. cap(E4,G1) Themaximuminterestratepaidona floatingratesecuritybyitsissuer.The sellergivesfundstocoverinterestpay- mentsoveraspecifiedrate.Alsoappliesto anadjustableratemortgage. Seealso:collar;floor capacity(D2,E4) 1Themaximumoutputthatafirmora nationaleconomycanproducefromits existingsupplyoffactorsofproduction. Afirmcanincreaseitscapacitybyen- largingitslabourforceoritscapitalstock. 2Themaximumamountofmoneywhich afinancialinstitutioncanlend. Seealso:capitalutilization capacitycharge(D4,M2) Acomponentofthepriceofthegoodsor servicesofpublicenterpriseswhichis expectedtocoverthecostsoffixedcapital. capacityratio(J2)seevolumeratio capacityutilization(D0,E0) Theratiooftheactualoutputofafirm, industryornationaleconomytoitsmax- imumoutputatapointintime.Thisratio willfluctuatecyclically.Ahighdegreeof utilizationwillbeasignalformorenet investment. Seealso:acceleratorprinciple;tradecycle capital(D0, ... Lon- don: Methuen. Hollander, S. (1987) Classical Economics, Oxford: Basil Blackwell. O’Brien, D.P. (1975) The Classical Econo- mists, Oxford: Clarendon Press. classical model (E1) A formal macroeconomic...

... relative freedom to develop a variety of financial instruments, unlike the MONO-BANKS of Soviet-type economies whose role was limited through subservience to a system of central planning. The Second ... andunfilledvacancies.Indicatorsofout- putshowthegrowthofproductionof principalindustries;indicatorsofexternal tradeincludeindicesofexportandimport volume,thevisibleandcurrentbalances andthetermsoftradeplusthesizeofthe officialreserves;financialindicatorsin- cludechangesinvariousmeasuresofthe MONEYSUPPLY.Inflationindicatorsinclude thoseforretailprices,basicmaterialsand wholesalepricesofmanufacturedpro- ducts. Seealso:coincidentindicators economicinstitution(P0) 1Anorganizationwhichisacomponent ofaneconomy. 2Asystemof PROPERTYRIGHTS. 3Anormofeconomicbehaviour. 4Adecision-makingunit. 5Atypeofcontract,e.g.aformof insurancetocoveraparticularsortof risk. References Wiles,P.J.D.(1977)EconomicInstitutions Compared ,Oxford: BasilBlackwell. economicintegration(F0) Thejoiningtogetherofeconomicactiv- ities,especiallythetradeofseveralcoun- tries.Thiscantakedifferentforms, including FREE- TRADEAREAS,CUSTOMSUN- IONS ,COMMONMARKETSandfederationsof nationaleconomies.Differentformsof integrationcanbedistinguishedbythe extenttowhichindividualnationalgov- ernmentsretainindependenceindecision making. Seealso:EuropeanMonetarySystem economicjournals(A1) Thelearnedacademicperiodicals,mostly publishedquarterly,containingarticles andbookreviews,which,bypresenting theresearchfindingsoftheeconomics profession,givetheclearestindicationof thepresentstateofthesubject.Someof them,e.g.theAmericanEconomicReview, attempttocoverallbranchesofeconom- ics,butincreasinglyjournalsspecializing inaparticularbranchofthediscipline havebeenfounded.Manyeconomistsonly publisharticlesandavoidpublishing booksbecauseofthegreatstatusthe journalshaveattainedintheeconomics profession.Recentlymanyoftheseperiod- icalshaveaddedassessmentsofcomputer softwaretotheirbookreviews.Thelead- ingacademicjournalsofeconomicsin- cludeAmericanEconomicReview,Bankof EnglandQuarterlyReview,Economica, EconomicJournal,JournalofIndustrial Economics,JournalofPoliticalEconomy, ManchesterSchoolofEconomicandSocial Studies,NationalInstituteEconomicRe- view,OxfordEconomicPapers,Quarterly JournalofEconomics,ReviewofEconomic Studies,ReviewofEconomicsandStatis- tics. Seealso:financialjournalism economicjustice(D6) Distributivejusticebasedonfullyin- formedandvoluntarytransactions.Since Aristotle’sNicomacheanEthicsmanyeco- nomicwritingshaveassertedtheimpor- tanceofensuringthatexchangeisfairto bothpartiesandthatthefruitofproduc- tionshouldbedistributedtofactorsof productionaccordingtotheirrelativein- puts. Seealso:Rawlsianjustice economic ... primary sector with better jobs and a secondary sector with inferior jobs. The primary sector consists of large firms offering training and high remuneration but the secondary sector has many small...

... UK in which six freeport schemes were launched in 1984. Freeports were popular as far back as the Middle Ages, when they were known as ‘staples’. Seealso:in-bondmanufacturing free rider (D1, ... goods the free- rider problem has resulted in the finance of such goods by general taxation; under trade unionism, the existence of free riders has led to demands for a UNION or CLOSED SHOP . free ... Press. Corden, W.M. ( 1974) Trade Policy and Economic Welfare, Oxford: Clarendon Press. free- trade area (F1) A group of independent nations with free trade among them, but not necessarily with a joint...

... Sadowski, Oxford: Basil Blackwell. —— (1987) Selected Essays on Economic Planning, Cambridge: Cambridge Uni- versity Press. Osiatinsky, J. (1990 onwards) The Col- lected Works of M. Kalecki, Oxford: Oxford ... society. Seealso:Ginicoefficient;Lorenzcurve References Atkinson, A.B. (1982) The Economics of Inequality, 2nd edn, Oxford: Clarendon Press. Sen, A. (1997) On economic inequalilty, 2nd edn, Oxford and New York: Clar- endon Press. Silber, J. (ed.) (1999) ... The Structure of the American Economy, 2nd edn, New York: Oxford University Press. —— (1986) Input-Output Economics, 2nd edn, New York: Oxford University Press. input trade (F1) International trade...

... rates could freely move to estab- lish their market values was limited by the intervention of CENTRAL BANKS. Seealso:dirtyfloat managed trade (F1) The abandonment of a free market and FREE TRADE ... Reader, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Freedman, R. (ed.) (1962) Marx on Eco- nomics, Harmondsworth: Penguin. Junankar, P.N. (1982) Marx’s Economics, Oxford: Philip Allan. McLellan, D. (1973) ... the slope of an INDIFFERENCE CURVE. References Hicks, J.R. (1939) Value and Capital, ch. 1, Oxford: Oxford University Press. marginal rate of transformation (D2) The reduction in the amount of...