Encyclopedia of global industries.
Chronicles the history, development and current status of the world's most lucrative and high profile industries. Each entry covers size and economic/social impact of the industry; its organization and structure; its history and development; major countries and companies involved (including ran...
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Farmington Hills, Mich. :
Gale, Cengage Learning,
[2017]
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| Edition: | Sixth edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Agricultural production : crops
- Agricultural production : livestock
- Aquaculture
- Fishing, commercial
- Forestry
- Adhesives and sealants
- Biotechnology
- Chemicals, agricultural
- Chemicals, industrial inorganic
- Chemicals, industrial organic
- Medicinal and botanical products
- Paints and coatings
- Pharmaceuticals
- Soaps and detergents
- Toiletries and cosmetics
- Computers
- Data processing services
- Information technology services
- Asphalt paving and roofing materials
- Bridge, tunnel, and elevated highway construction
- Cement, hydraulic
- Concrete, gypsum, and plaster products
- Construction, nonresidential building
- Construction, residential building
- Logging
- Appliances, household
- Audio and video equipment, household
- Electric lighting and wiring equipment
- Electronic components
- Motors and generators
- Photographic equipment and supplies
- Semiconductors
- Watches and Clocks
- Amusement parks
- Gaming and gambling establishments
- Hotels and other lodging places
- Motion picture and video production and distribution
- Sports clubs and promoters
- Toys and sporting goods
- Video tape rental and retail
- Banking and insurance
- Commodity and futures trading
- Credit and debit card issuers
- Real estate
- Alcoholic beverages
- Cereal products
- Coffee, roasted
- Fats and oils
- Flour and other grain mill products
- Soft drinks and bottled water
- Tobacco products
- Furniture, household
- Furniture, office
- Glass containers and glassware
- Plastics materials and resins
- Rubber products, fabricated
- Tires and inner tubes
- Elevators and moving stairways
- Engines and turbines
- Machinery and equipment, agricultural
- Machinery and equipment, general industrial
- Machinery, refrigeration and service industry
- Office machines
- Book publishing
- Cable and other pay-television services
- Greeting cards
- Information retrieval services
- Internet services
- Newspaper publishing
- Periodical publishing
- Prepackaged software
- Printing, commercial
- Radio broadcasting
- Telecommunications equipment
- Telecommunications services
- Television broadcasting stations
- Hospitals
- Ophthalmic goods
- Surgical and medical equipment
- Hand tools and hardware
- Irons and steel foundries
- Jewelry, silverware, and plated ware
- Metal cans
- Metal, fabricated structural
- Metals, primary nonferrous
- Steel mills
- Mining, coal
- Mining, gemstone
- Mining, metal
- Paper mills
- Paperboard containers and boxes
- Paperboard mills
- Pulp mills
- Lubricating oils and greases
- Petroleum and natural gas, crude
- Petroleum refining
- Accounting, auditing, and bookkeeping services
- Advertising agencies
- Engineering services
- Legal services
- Management consulting services
- Personnel services
- Automobile dealers
- Catalog and mail-order services
- Grocery stores
- Passenger car rental
- Restaurants
- Retail department stores, variety stores, and general merchandise stores
- Wholesalers
- Apparel
- Leather goods and accessories
- Textile mills
- Aircraft
- Defense and armaments
- Motor vehicle parts and accessories
- Motor vehicles
- Shipbuilding and repair
- Train equipment
- Air transportation
- Postal services
- Rail transportation
- Trucking and courier services
- Water transportation
- Elementary and secondary schools
- Energy.