commerce
Let an agent explain commerce as a concept and field, relay its forms, institutions and regulation from economics and legal sources, describe commercial education and culturally specific forms, and distinguish commerce from trade in the narrow sense, from business and from marketing.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain commerce as a concept and field, relay its forms, institutions and regulation from economics and legal sources, describe commercial education and culturally specific forms, and distinguish commerce from trade in the narrow sense, from business and from marketing.
The exchange of goods and services between economic agents, encompassing trade at local, interstate and international scale, the institutions that support it such as chambers of commerce and international governmental and non-governmental organisations, and culturally specific forms such as Maori commerce built on iwi and hapu enterprise; commerce is studied in economics and taught in degrees such as the Bachelor of Commerce and Administration, and is regulated through commercial law, competition rules and trade agreements.
What it is for: Not applicable; a field of economic activity.
It can be explain the concept; relay forms and institutions; describe education and cultural forms; distinguish related terms.
Distinguishing features
Exchange
Multiple scales
Institutional support
Legal regulation
What it looks like
Not a visible object; exchange of goods and services.
Physical character
world merchandise trade: over 20 trillion USD - per year, WTO
US Commerce Clause: Article I, Section 8 reference - interstate commerce
How it is recognised
Exchange of goods and services
Local commerce, interstate commerce, international commerce, Maori commerce, commercial organisations, commerce degrees
Trade often means cross-border exchange; business is the organisation; marketing is one function
Related models
is a kind of - subject in registry terms
is regulated by - and competition law
is supported by - and trade organisations
is exemplified by - at global scale
In practice
Families and kinds
local and retail commerce
interstate commerce and its regulation
international commerce and trade
e-commerce
Maori commerce and other indigenous economic forms
commercial education such as the Bachelor of Commerce and Administration
international governmental and non-governmental organisations supporting commerce
Standards and regulation
Commercial and contract law
Competition and consumer protection law
WTO agreements and trade treaties
Constitutional commerce clauses such as in the United States
Failure modes and hazards
Confusing commerce with trade, business or marketing
Agents giving personal financial or legal advice
Registry aliases mixing organisations and degrees with the concept
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.commerce
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What commerce is.
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is commerce, and how does it differ from trade, business and marketing? definition
- Is the question about the concept, a form of commerce, a degree or a legal matter? boundary
Forms
Forms.
Forms
Forms.
- What are local, interstate, international and electronic commerce, and what is Maori commerce? definition
- Which entry fits the specific form? action
Institutions Institutions and law.
Regulation.
Institutions
Institutions.
Institutions
Institutions.
- What roles do chambers of commerce, trade bodies and international organisations play? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Law
Law.
Law
Law.
- How do commercial law, competition rules, trade agreements and commerce clauses regulate commerce, in general terms? provenance
- Is the user asking about their own case, which needs a lawyer? boundary
Study Study and education.
Sources.
Economics
Economics of commerce.
Economics
Economics.
- How do economists analyse commerce, exchange and markets? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Education
Commerce degrees.
Education
Education.
- What are Bachelor of Commerce and related degrees, and what do they cover? provenance
- Which entry fits Bachelor of Commerce? action
Context Culture and history.
Context.
Indigenous
Indigenous commerce.
Indigenous
Indigenous.
- How is Maori commerce organised through iwi and hapu enterprises, as Maori organisations describe it? provenance
- Is the presentation respectful and attributed? boundary
History
History.
History
History.
- How did commerce develop from ancient trade routes to global e-commerce? provenance
- Which entry fits the history of trade? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should international trade and e-commerce be separate primary entries?
- How should economics and legal sources be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming degrees and organisation types; should they be split off?