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The trade means the trade of goods and services History of Trade

The origins of trade

Originally, trade refers to a reality where human relations and the economy are conditioned by the geographical proximity. Subsequently, trade refers to the activity that circulates the goods , for example with the market. It covers all transactions between individuals to individuals representing themselves in their own name or business, an appreciation of their exchange value and the achievement thereof.
Trade is one of the oldest and most important inventions of mankind with the emergence of agriculture in the Neolithic. Some consider the origin of civilization. For example, the writing seems to have been invented 5,500 years ago by traders Sumerian to allow their accounts . At first agriculture was practiced was subsistence farming, crops produced were just sufficient for the population. But as technological developments were applied by farmers as animal power or the use of different fertilizers, the cultures obtained increased. Thus, trade has been generated by two factors: The crops were above the subsistence level and it was no longer necessary that the entire company is dedicated to agriculture - thus allowing a portion of the population to specialize in other areas, such as iron working and pottery .

From barter exchanges facilitated by the currency

  • Trade began as a barter and then upgraded with money. Over time, the gold and silver have emerged gradually as a common currency, among others because of their characteristics such as scarcity, malleability and resistance to wear. The creation of the currency and the changing means of transport and communication have facilitated exchanges between people, between communities and countries. This constant evolution is influenced by the needs, capabilities and policies of different actors are producers, traders, consumers and states.

This development is subject to disturbances, ensuring each party to establish the trade organization that advantage. At the national level, some governments are working to stabilize domestic prices by applying different techniques. Internationally, various theories exist, including in particular, free trade , the protectionism and economic nationalism .
In XXI century , the trade remains the one hand, a central activity of the economy increasingly diversified and sophisticated as evidenced by the "distribution revolution" and, secondly, a means of developing.
In XXI century , conventions more or less stringent the regulate internationally and nationally. Finally, it is a vehicle for exchange cultural and mixing among populations that connects.

  • The introduction of the currency

That money, initially, only the exchange of goods and services is gradually unit of account and becomes a tool for storing value. Many units have been used from payment of pork, whale teeth, cocoa, or certain types of shellfish. But gold has probably been the most widely used unit throughout history. The use of unit of account in business transactions was an important step for trade. There is no need however for the parties involved in a transaction directly exchange a good or service against these units. The more advanced civilizations, like the Romans, have extended this concept and began to mint coins still to facilitate trade. The parts were specially designed for this purpose, although these primitive money, unlike modern pieces, have had an intrinsic value. The use of salt and pepper also aimed to meet the needs to see the birth inter-continental trade.

Fairs and Markets

The Store

The inventors of the modern Commerce

See the book: The inventors of modern commerce, by Etienne Thil Edit Arthaud, Paris 1966

  • Shopping Spree: Aristide Boucicault
  • The Popular Stores: FW Woolworth
  • The Self Service: Clarence Saunders
  • Supermarkets: Michael Cullen
  • The "Pope of the modern retail" Bernardo Trujillo
  • Malls: Don Casto
  • The Discounts: Eugene Ferkauf
  • After Discounts: Fred Lazarus
  • The Baby Shark: Bernard Shulman

The E-commerce

Commerce and Law

Young shopkeeper in Saigon ( Vietnam ).

From a legal perspective, trade is an act described by the commercial law. So is shopping in Commercial Law ( Commercial Code ) any person who professes the acts described as commercial under the law, these acts depend on each nation.

In France, for there commercial transaction in the legal sense, it is necessary that at least one party, called "merchant" usually carries the business of buying and reselling. Consequently, when an individual sells his used car to another, it is the responsibility of civil law and not of commercial law.

Business and Economy

The trade is driven by the satisfaction of multiple needs of man. Knowledge, physical strength and the time available does not allow it to produce only what they need to live. The solution is for him to organize and divide the work. The man then decided to share what he can produce and also to exchange what he produces against what it needs and it does not produce itself.

The exchange of goods between two parties require their transport. The transportation of goods is by sea, by land and by air. Each of these methods have advantages and limitations in terms of time, cost and risk.

Storage before dispatch and then before the full distribution of goods transport within the framework of the overall operations of logistics.

The insurance , in turn, provides financial solutions to protect the goods during these routing operations where the risk of accidental damage, loss or theft exist.

Commerce and Management

It is possible to optimize the commercial sales by working on the distribution policy , that is to say, analysis and other marketing of management shops.

Trade and Sell

The commercial grade is based on skills in selling or trading of the business.

International trade and domestic trade

  • On the scale of the nation:

The trade balance is the representation of national trade. This trade is negotiated between nations through the World Trade Organization. A Fair Trade can be considered.

The international trade is specific in terms of law ( IP ...) and management. In France, the chambers of commerce can provide much information about it.

Trade as a distribution point

Main article: Retail.

References

  1. Book of OECD trade in goods and services
  2. The famous clay tablets from the Baghdad museum.
  3. This is in agreement with Plato's idea of specialization of tasks: Plato, The Republic, Book III
  4. The latter, inspired by the ideas of Friedrich List, was applied in the nineteenth century by Germany and the United States. It is to liberalize the sectors we have an advantage in international competition and continue to protect those where there is no competitive

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