Interstellar Trade within Charted Space

Commerce and trade are the lifeblood of any civilization. And interstellar trade is the lifeblood of an interstellar civilization. Charted Space is no exception. Every one of the polities, or supra-polities, of the major races prospers in part due to successful trading practices.

• Trade, at its most basic level, is the mutually beneficial exchange of goods and services.

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Please see the following AAB articles for more information:

• Interstellar Commerce
  • Merchant
  • Galactic Stock Exchange
  • Interstellar Currency
  • Interstellar Banking
  • UWP
• Business Entities
  • Cartels
  • Corporation
  • Megacorporation
  • Merchant Line
  • Merchant Service
  • Trade Organizations
• Resources
  • Organics
  • Metals
  • Radioactives
  • Resource Units
  • Post-scarcity
  • Scarcity

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Description (Specifications)

Charted Space is essentially a gigantic free trade zone. Non-warships may travel the lengths of Imperial Space as long as they are engaged in mercantile pursuits. They are subject to inspection and must pay taxes as well as obey local laws. In this permissive environment, corporations and megacorporations thrive.

• Category:Economy
• Category:Corporations

History & Background (Dossier)

As technological civilizations develop so does trade. Trade aids various groups by exchanging goods and services in a mutually beneficial manner. The agency of trade is one of the primary mechanisms by which early civilizations share knowledge.

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• Classic Traveller Merchant Prince (book)
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• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science