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| - | '''Economics''' is the [[Social sciences|social science]] that studies the production, [[Distribution (economics)|distribution]], and consumption of [[Good (economics and accounting)|goods and services]]. The term ''economics'' comes from the [[Greek language|Greek]] for ''oikos'' (house) and ''nomos'' (custom or law), hence "rules of the house(hold)." | ||
| - | One of the uses of economics is to explain how [[economy|economies]] work and what the relations are between economic players ([[Agent (economics)|agents]]) in the larger society. Methods of economic analysis have been increasingly applied to fields that involve people (officials included) making choices in a social context, such as [[crime]], [[education]], the [[family]], [[health]], [[law]], [[politics]], [[religion]] , [[social institutions]], and [[Military-industrial complex|war]]. | + | '''Merchants''' are businessmen who [[trade]] in commodities that they do not produce themselves, in order to earn a [[Profit (economics)|profit]]. |
| - | == See also == | + | |
| - | *[[General economy]] by [[Georges Bataille]] | + | Merchants can be of two types: |
| - | *[[Artworld economics]] | + | |
| - | *[[Patronage]] | + | # A '''[[wholesale]] merchant''' operates in the chain between producer and retail merchant. Some wholesale merchants only organize the movement of goods rather than move the goods themselves. |
| - | *[[Underground economy]] | + | # A '''[[retail]] merchant''' or '''[[retailer]]''', sells commodities to consumers (including businesses). A shop owner is a retail merchant. |
| - | *[[Military-industrial complex]] | + | |
| + | A merchant [[class (social)|class]] characterizes many [[pre-modern societies]]. Its status can range from high (the members even eventually achieving titles such as that of [[merchant prince]] or [[Nawab|nabob]]) to low, as in [[Chinese culture]], owing to the presumed distastefulness of profiting from "mere" [[trade]] rather than from labor or the labor of others as in agriculture and craftsmanship. | ||
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| + | ==Significance in law== | ||
| + | {{see also|Ordinary course of business}} | ||
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| + | In the [[United States]], "merchant" is defined (under the [[Uniform Commercial Code]]) as any person while engaged in a business or profession or a seller who deals regularly in the type of goods sold. Under the [[common law]] and the [[Uniform Commercial Code]] in the [[United States]], merchants are held to a higher standard in the selling of products than those who are not engaged in the sale of goods as a profession. For example, when a merchant sells something, he or she is deemed to give an [[implied warranty of merchantability]], guaranteeing that the product is fit to be sold, even if there is nothing in writing to this effect. The UCC also contains a "merchant's confirmation" exception to the [[Statute of Frauds]]. | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
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| + | * [[Agricultural marketing]] | ||
| + | * [[Capitalism]] | ||
| + | * [[Commerce]] | ||
| + | * [[Distribution (business)|Distribution]] | ||
| + | * [[Mercantilism]] | ||
| + | * [[Merchant marine]] | ||
| + | * [[Merchant account]] | ||
| + | * [[Sales]] | ||
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Merchants are businessmen who trade in commodities that they do not produce themselves, in order to earn a profit.
Merchants can be of two types:
- A wholesale merchant operates in the chain between producer and retail merchant. Some wholesale merchants only organize the movement of goods rather than move the goods themselves.
- A retail merchant or retailer, sells commodities to consumers (including businesses). A shop owner is a retail merchant.
A merchant class characterizes many pre-modern societies. Its status can range from high (the members even eventually achieving titles such as that of merchant prince or nabob) to low, as in Chinese culture, owing to the presumed distastefulness of profiting from "mere" trade rather than from labor or the labor of others as in agriculture and craftsmanship.
Significance in law
In the United States, "merchant" is defined (under the Uniform Commercial Code) as any person while engaged in a business or profession or a seller who deals regularly in the type of goods sold. Under the common law and the Uniform Commercial Code in the United States, merchants are held to a higher standard in the selling of products than those who are not engaged in the sale of goods as a profession. For example, when a merchant sells something, he or she is deemed to give an implied warranty of merchantability, guaranteeing that the product is fit to be sold, even if there is nothing in writing to this effect. The UCC also contains a "merchant's confirmation" exception to the Statute of Frauds.
See also
- Agricultural marketing
- Capitalism
- Commerce
- Distribution
- Mercantilism
- Merchant marine
- Merchant account
- Sales
