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  2. Economy class - Wikipedia

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    Economy Class on an Emirates Boeing 777-300ER An economy seat on an aircraft Economy class on a Lufthansa Italia Airbus A319. Economy class seats usually recline and have a fold-down table. Seat pitch ranges from 28 to 36 inches (71 to 91 cm), usually 30–32 in (76–81 cm), and 30 to 36 in (76 to 91 cm) for international economy class seats ...

  3. Economic history of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Southern economy was based on plantation agriculture, primarily cotton, tobacco and sugar, produced with slave labor. The market economy and factory system were not typical before 1850, but developed along transportation routes. Steamboats and railroads, introduced in the early part of the century, became widespread and aided westward ...

  4. American System (economic plan) - Wikipedia

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    The American System was an economic plan that played an important role in American policy during the first half of the 19th century, rooted in the "American School" ideas of Alexander Hamilton. [ 1 ] A plan to strengthen and unify the nation, the American System was advanced by the Whig Party and a number of leading politicians including Henry ...

  5. History of tariffs in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Tariffs have historically served a key role in the trade policy of the United States.Their purpose was to generate revenue for the federal government and to allow for import substitution industrialization (industrialization of a nation by replacing imports with domestic production) by acting as a protective barrier around infant industries. [1]

  6. US Airways - Wikipedia

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    Main Cabin (Economy Class) was available on all aircraft, with a seat pitch ranging from 30 to 33 inches (76 to 84 cm) and a seat width ranging from 17 to 18 inches (43 to 46 cm). Domestic service was a buy-on-board program with full meals available for purchase on flights of 3.5 hours or longer, while shorter flights offered snack boxes.

  7. American School (economics) - Wikipedia

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    Alexander Hamilton's ideas and three Reports to Congress formed the philosophical basis of the American School.. The American School of economics represented the legacy of Alexander Hamilton, who in his Report on Manufactures, argued that the U.S. could not become fully independent until it was self-sufficient in all necessary economic products.

  8. Schools of economic thought - Wikipedia

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    Economists generally specialize into either macroeconomics, broadly on the general scope of the economy as a whole, [1] and microeconomics, on specific markets or actors. [2] Within the macroeconomic mainstream in the United States, distinctions can be made between saltwater economists [a] and the more laissez-faire ideas of freshwater economists.

  9. Premium economy class - Wikipedia

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    South African Airways: SAA never had a designated Premium Economy cabin, but the upper decks of their Boeing 747-400 aircraft featured Economy Class seats with 35 in (89 cm) of legroom, compared to 31 in (79 cm) in the main cabin. However, these seats were very exclusive, because they were mainly reserved for Voyager Platinum and Star Alliance ...