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About This Book
This 12th edition of Commerce is designed for self-study, though it is of equal value to schools and colleges. Lecturers and teachers will find that the book meet their requirements for the 16+ General Certificate in Secondary Education and comparable syllabuses in Scotland, BTEC examinations and other similar examinations. This book is organized into 24 chapters. These chapters cover all the basic commercial activities in modern free enterprise societies and explain simply and clearly the activities performed by wholesalers, retailers, importers and exporters in the distribution and exchange of goods. They also describe the activities of bankers, insurance companies and transport organizations and discuss the important aspects of communication with respect to commerce. This edition also updated some of the text using the most up-to-date documents. This book will be of interest to commerce students and teachers and all others interested in understanding commercial activities.
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Commerce
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1. Commerce in the Framework of Production
- Chapter 2. Types of Business Unit in Production and Commerce
- Chapter 3. Retail Trade â- Making Goods Available to the Final Consumer
- Chapter 4. The Changing Pattern of Retail Trade
- Chapter 5. Hire-purchase Trading and Consumer Credit
- Chapter 6. The Wholesale Trade
- Chapter 7. Import Trade
- Chapter 8. Markets
- Chapter 9. The Baltic Exchange
- Chapter 10. The Export Trade
- Chapter 11. Value Added Tax
- Chapter 12. The General Framework of the Banking System
- Chapter 13. The Services of the Banks to Commercial Firms and Private Individuals
- Chapter 14. The Discount Market
- Chapter 15. The Merchant Bankers
- Chapter 16. The Bank of England and the Control of the Banking System
- Chapter 17. The Stock Exchange
- Chapter 18. Insurance
- Chapter 19. Transport
- Chapter 20. Communication
- Chapter 21. The Documents Used in Business
- Chapter 22. Settling Indebtedness between Businesses
- Chapter 23. Guide-lines in Running a Business
- Chapter 24. The Work of Government Departments in Commerce
- Index