expropriation

(noun)

The act of expropriating; the surrender of a claim to private property; the act of depriving of private propriety rights.

Related Terms

  • trading bloc
  • tariff

Examples of expropriation in the following topics:

  • Tariffs, expropriation, and the technological environment

    • All multinational firms face the risk of expropriation.
    • However, in many expropriations there has been payment, and it is often equitable.
    • Because of the risk of expropriation, multinational firms are at the mercy of foreign governments, which are sometimes unstable, and which can change the laws they enforce at any point in time to meet their needs.
  • Extraordinary Gains and Losses

    • Extraordinary items are both unusual (abnormal) and infrequent, for example, unexpected natural disaster, expropriation, prohibitions under new regulations.
    • Examples of extraordinary items are casualty losses, losses from expropriation of assets by a foreign government, gain on life insurance, gain or loss on the early extinguishment of debt, gain on troubled debt restructuring, and write-off of an intangible asset.
    • Write down and write off of receivables and inventory are not extraordinary, because they relate to normal business operational activities.They would be considered extraordinary, however, if they resulted from an Act of God (e.g., casualty loss arising from an earthquake) or governmental expropriation.
  • Political and Regulatory Environment

    • Political stability, trade blocs, tariffs, and expropriation are risks that should be evaluated prior to marketing in foreign countries.
    • All multinational firms face the risk of expropriation.
    • However, in many expropriations there have been payment, and it is often equitable.
    • Because of the risk of expropriation, multinational firms are at the mercy of foreign governments, which are sometimes unstable, and which can change the laws they enforce at any point in time to meet their needs.
  • Uses of the concept

    • The two "roles" are defined by the relation between them (i.e. capitalists expropriate surplus value from the labor power of workers).
  • Reporting Irregular Items

    • Extraordinary items are unexpected, abnormal, and infrequent—for example, sudden natural disaster, expropriation, or new prohibitions due to changes in regulations.
  • Special Reporting

    • Extraordinary items are both unusual (abnormal) and infrequent -- for example, unexpected natural disasters, expropriation, and prohibitions under new regulations.
  • Multinational Firms

    • Therefore, once established in a jurisdiction, MNCs are potentially vulnerable to arbitrary government intervention like expropriation, sudden contract renegotiation and the arbitrary withdrawal or compulsory purchase of licenses.
  • Other Expenses

    • Extraordinary items are both unusual (abnormal) and infrequent, for example, unexpected natural disaster, expropriation, prohibitions under new regulations.
  • Political Environment

    • Because of the risk of expropriation, multinational firms are at the mercy of foreign governments, which are sometimes unstable and can change the laws they enforce at any point to meet their needs.
  • Settlers and the West

    • In a conflict sometimes known as the Northwest Indian War, Blue Jacket of the Shawnees and Little Turtle of the Miamis formed a confederation to stop white expropriation of the territory.
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