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Pigou, Arthur Cecil
(Encyclopedia) Pigou, Arthur CecilPigou, Arthur Cecilpĭˈg&oomacr; [key], 1877–1959, British economist, grad. King's College, Cambridge. He was a lecturer at University College, London, and at…coin
(Encyclopedia) coin, piece of metal, usually a disk of gold, silver, nickel, bronze, copper, aluminum, or a combination of such metals, stamped by authority of a government as a guarantee of its real…European Monetary System
(Encyclopedia) European Monetary System, arrangement by which most nations of the European Union (EU) linked their currencies to prevent large fluctuations relative to one another. It was organized…Goschen, George Joachim Goschen, 1st Viscount
(Encyclopedia) Goschen, George Joachim Goschen, 1st ViscountGoschen, George Joachim Goschen, 1st Viscountgōˈshən [key], 1831–1907, British statesman. A leading financier, he was elected (1863) to…Glass, Carter
(Encyclopedia) Glass, Carter, 1858–1946, American politician, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (1918–20), U.S. Senator from Virginia (1920–46), b. Lynchburg, Va. He learned the printer's trade and…Chamillart, Michel
(Encyclopedia) Chamillart or Chamillard, MichelChamillart or Chamillard, Michelboth: mēshĕlˈ shämēyärˈ [key], 1652–1721, French statesman. He was named controller general of finances (1699), minister…East African Community
(Encyclopedia) East African Community (EAC), organization of E African nations established to promote regional economic and political cooperation. Its headquarters are in Arusha, Tanzania. It was…Key, Sir John Phillip
(Encyclopedia) Key, Sir John Phillip, 1961–, New Zealand investment banker and political leader, b. Auckland, studied Univ. of Canterbury (B.Comm., 1982) and Harvard. Trained as an accountant, Key…Lerner, Abba Ptachya
(Encyclopedia) Lerner, Abba PtachyaLerner, Abba Ptachyaäbˈə pətächˈyə lĕrˈnər, lûrˈnər [key], 1903–82, American economist, b. Romania. After studying at the London School of Economics in the 1930s,…folkways
(Encyclopedia) folkways, term coined by William Graham Sumner in his treatise Folkways (1906) to denote those group habits that are common to a society or culture and are usually called customs. The…Trending
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