How important is trade beween states?
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The answer lies in the basic economic principle of specilization according to comparative advantage and then trading.  The same idea applies to interstate trade, and international trade.  Comparative advantage says that even though one state or nation may be better at producing two goods than another state or nation, they should specialize in the good in which they have the largest production advantage, and the other state or nation should specialize in the good in which they have the least disadvantage.  This means that the first state or nation could have the absolute advantage (be most efficient compared to the other country) in both goods being produced, but still have an incentive to trade because of the theory of comparative advantage.  Hopefully this answers your question.  If you're working on homework and need more clarification you can email me at studyeconomics@yahoo.com.  I'm a Business Management and Economics major, so I would be happy to clarify any of this if you need it.
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well, commerce is good stream to study, the most important is that you must like the subject. . then you will find it easier to learn,
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what state are you in?\n\nIssues could be education, economy, health care, foreign trade, environmental restrictions ... it really depends where you are.
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GO TO ANY EXPORT HOPUSE OR ASSOCIATION OF TRADERS
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Free Trade is good for the economy, nation and bridges people from different parts of the world. You should not think like a racist. People make the good world.\nPeople from all parts depend upon each other one way or the other.
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You have your work cut out for you, because it's very difficult to rate the "importance" of seaports. If you measure in terms of tonnes shipped you have to include some very wierd places on your list, because they happen be used as exit/entry points for oil, metal ore and other such "heavies". Also, many professional magazines for the shipping industry these days focus on container ports only (which is where most of the money is being earned anyway). \n\nIn my view the best way of measuring the importance of a seaport is the value of the goods that flow through it. The latest year I've been able to find comparable data for this is 2003. The ten main US seaports in that year were (biggest first): Los Angeles; Port of New York/New Jersey; Long Beach; Houston; Charleston; Norfolk; Tacoma; Baltimore; Oakland; Seattle. \n\nMy source is the US Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Here's a link to their data website: http://www.bts.gov/programs/freight_transportation/html/data_and_statistics.html
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My answer would have to be no, a country cannot develop economically without outside help. First of all, economic prosperity is dependent on commerce with other nations. A country cannot grow wealthy by spending its money within itself. Just as a business cannot be successful unless it buys and sells its product or service to others.\nThe United States would not have survived without trading with other nations. The original thirteen colonies took a huge chance when they declared their independence because the British were their main source of revenue. Aid from nation's such as France were what Kept America going at that time.\nThe United States is able to continually borrow money for the simple fact that we have sufficient resources to back our loans. I suppose that global lenders might consider us a good investment.
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communication and transportation\nare very important to the economy.\n\nwith the coming of many high technological advancements\ncelphones, cars, railroad, ships, airplanes were built; that grately contribute to the otherwise long ago more time consuming, stressful, prone to misunderstanding type of caravan, or any other trade routes kind of business transactins/shipments.\n\nTraffic lights, to lessen traffic, to bring about order, in a society that needs, that yearns, that only understands, order, ergo to rely upon civilization for a promise of a future generation.\n\nRailroads, my friend, are for better shipments. In this world of capitalization, open market, and unfair circumstances. There are still those places that can't be reached by airplanes or don't exactly have roads but bumpy extremely bumpy pebbled version of a road; but only have railroads as the wisest and fastest form of transfering business commodities.  You know what they say, "the faster the better."
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One thing you will need to learn a whole lot about is called "Freight Forwarding" and it may be a good idea to go to work for one.  Not willing?  Then you will have to study up very thoroughly all details of this subject on your own.  Pay particular attention to payment procedures.\n\nYou are in great danger going into import/export without this knowledge from my point of view.  See what existing importer/exporters have to say...\n\nDoesn't take too much to start once you have the knowledge.  You will need a website, Uncle Sam will be proud of you if you help export U.S. products, thus increasing employment here and helping to reduce the trade deficit.\n\nYou will need to familiarize yourself with the United States Department of Commerce and all their rules and regulations on this subject.  Custom House procedures.  Banned imports, banned exports.  If you do not, you could get yourself in enough trouble to actually end up in prison.\n\nGo for it, but do this preliminary footwork so that you can avoid pitfalls.  In a business, never promise anyone anything that you are not absolutely sure you can deliver on, taking unforeseen events in mind as well.\n\nDon't tie a lot of money up in one big transaction.  Start small and move cautiously while you are learning the ropes.\n\nBeware of con artists in foreign nations.  Learn about letters of credit and good references.  Beware of brand new companies and people.  Keep track of reliable and unreliable contacts.  Keep excellent records of everything.\n\nI have not actually done this work, just an older person with broad knowledge.  Someone else may do better on your answer, friend.
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The Trade Treatiese that might be collectively useful for group may not specifically be useful for country X, Y , Z\n\nGeo Political, Cultural, Ideological differencences.. like which can come from say, countries with major Islamic ideology joinging EU and constant jibes that go on betwixth the French-German-Brit etc...\n\nWith (relatively) free movement of labour n capital, old fortê of a nation might not remain theirs.. like if cheap labour is available in Polland.. & country X (wealthier) joins EU.. the labour of Country X, might be surpassed & Polland find advantage..\n\nAnd ofcourse any combine (SuperPower) with higher bargaining power will have detractors & people trying to find faults/ run up against (like hackers try to take on MicroSoft)\n\nPlease take these examples at face value.. am not trying to hurt or take sides...
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Providing it has sufficient natural resources to satisfy home demand, then yes!\n\nInternational trade occurs because there are surpluses & deficits in resources across the world.
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Here is a quote from a letter of a delegate to a United Nations conference on trade and Employment Nove 27,1947.  It sounded reasonable then and is still reasonable today, dont you think?\n\n"Economics , more than any factor, shapes the destiny of nations and the history of human projection...... The path of civilization lies with the development of trade between one country and another.\n\nThe growing human wants with attendant complexities urged nations to seek out contacts with nations near and far to develop trade and commerce on a mutually advantageous basis.\n-------M.A. Ishapani\n----------------------------------------------------------------------\nIf you will ignore the complex words, it all boils down to this. our island have plenty of potatoes tbis year.  The island in front of us, I heard that they have plenty of pigs and the thier neighbor has coffee. Let us trade some of the potatoes for pigs and coffee. \nWe have been doing early  commerce like this , and it is called bartering. Soon after that , we traded with currency, debts and other forms of payment.\n\nToday, we have well established laws and models of commercial trading of goods and jobs all over the world.  \n\nWe are in the process of grappling with international trade rules and laws to govern trade via internet.
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ARE YOU IN THE US?\n\nPromoting Trade and Investment: \nThe defining purpose of the International Trade Administration (ITA) is helping to create economic opportunity for American workers and businesses. By promoting trade and investment we are promoting prosperity and a better world.\n\nTo increase trade and investment, ITA helps U.S. companies navigate foreign markets. We help educate companies about how to tailor their activities to the specific market with respect to their product slate, financing, marketing, assembly and logistics. While the United States exports more than any other country, making that first export can still be a daunting challenge for a small or medium sized business. ITA helps equip those businesses with the knowledge and tools that they need to meet that exporting challenge, and by extension, promote the trade and investment that helps us all.\n\nThe U.S. Commercial Service is the trade promotion arm of the U.S. Department of Commerce's ITA. The Commercial Service has 108 offices located throughout the country and 150 around the world, covering 96 percent of U.S. export markets. Its Web-based services are provided through the U.S. government's export portal, export.gov. At export.gov you can locate the U.S. Export Assistance Center nearest you or call 1-800-USA-TRAD(E) (1-800-872-8723).
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Given the fact "trade rules" are created and implemented by the wealthiest nations (G8), it is highly unlikely poorer nations will derive any direct benefit from those rules.\n\nIf "free trade" was "fair trade," it might be possible; but it isn't, so it isn't.
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Well you wouldn't have international trade without other countries because that is what international trade is, trading amongst the countries of the world. So country A that is rich in lets say gold can sell it to country B and country B might be rich in some other commodity lets say salt and so they would sell their salt to country C and country C might be rich in lets say coffee and they would turn around and sell that to country A.  All countries benefit from international trade.\nI don't know how it benefits your society because I don't know what society you are from???\nTake care.\n*hugs*\nJAC<
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Finding a route to the Indies, (Or asia as we know it).\nSo they could trade their goods more easily.\nIt's always about the money. Always.
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Many countrys used to use protectionist policys to tax imports of stuff which undercut there own important industries. Other countrys respondid with simmilar measures, eventualy ensuring very little was traded between the main Empires of the day.