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... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > international relations > international trade > foreign direct investment > Virginia Company
... > contexts > population characteristics > socioeconomic factors > poverty > economics of poverty > international trade > foreign direct investment > Virginia Company
... > social science subjects > economics > economic concepts > international trade > foreign direct investment > Virginia Company
... > social science subjects > business and management > international business > international trade > foreign direct investment > Virginia Company
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law and society > law and political science > international trade > foreign direct investment > Virginia Company
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > law and courts > law and society > law and political science > international trade > foreign direct investment > Virginia Company
... > social science subjects > economics > economic concepts > market (economics) > foreign direct investment > Virginia Company
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > governance > market (economics) > foreign direct investment > Virginia Company
... > social science subjects > business and management > management settings > business management > governance > market (economics) > foreign direct investment > Virginia Company
... > contexts > population characteristics > socioeconomic factors > poverty > economics of poverty > foreign direct investment > Virginia Company
... > social science subjects > economics > economic concepts > political economy > foreign direct investment > Virginia Company
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > political economy > foreign direct investment > Virginia Company
... > social science subjects > business and management > finance > investment (finance) > foreign direct investment > Virginia Company

Preferred term

Virginia Company  

Definition(s)

  • The Virginia Company was a joint-stock company that was chartered by King James I of England in 1606. Its purpose was to build up the British merchant fleet, find precious metals, and establish a permanent British presence in North America to counter the Spanish threat. [Source: Encyclopedia of Business in Today's World; Virginia Company]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-X6TWZC84-D

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