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ANCAP Large Off-road
ANCAP may refer to: * ANCAP (commodity standard), based on ammonium nitrate, copper, aluminum and plywood * Australasian New Car Assessment Program * ANCAP (Uruguay), (''Administración Nacional de Combustibles, Alcoholes y Portland''), a state-owned company * Ancap, an abbreviation of "anarcho-capitalist" {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ANCAP (commodity Standard)
ANCAP is an alternative currency system that uses ammonium nitrate, copper, aluminium and plywood as the units of exchange. The system was first proposed in 1982 by the economist Robert Hall (economist), Robert Hall. ANCAP is an example of a commodity standard. Background of a commodity standard In order to understand the uniqueness behind the ANCAP proposal, one must understand the history of the monetary system in the United States, which currently operates under a fiat currency standard. In such a standard, the value of currency is set by the federal government. Not long ago, America's monetary system was built on a commodity standard, where the value of currency depended on a fixed exchange rate between money and a single good or a basket of goods. For a significant portion of American history, the value of the dollar was linked to gold. The price of an ounce of gold was set at a specific dollar amount, and the remaining goods in the economy were set relative to the value of go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australasian New Car Assessment Program
The Australasian New Car Assessment Program (A.N.C.A.P.) is a car safety performance assessment programme based in Australia and founded in 1993. ANCAP specialises in the crash testing of automobiles sold in Australia and the publishing of these results for the benefit of consumers. A.N.C.A.P. provides consumers with transparent advice and information on the level of occupant and pedestrian protection provided by different vehicle models in the most common types of crashes, as well as their ability—through technology—to avoid a crash. Since 1993, A.N.C.A.P. has published crash test results (as of 2015) for over 515 passenger and light commercial vehicles sold in Australia and New Zealand. Vehicles are awarded an ANCAP safety rating of between one and five stars indicating the level of safety they provide in the event of a crash. The more stars, the better the vehicle performed in A.N.C.A.P. tests. To achieve the maximum five-star A.N.C.A.P. safety rating, a vehicle must ach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ANCAP (Uruguay)
ANCAP (Administración Nacional de Combustibles, Alcoholes y Portland, English: "National Administration of Fuels, Alcohols and Portland") is a state-owned company in Uruguay, it was created by Law No. 8.764, on 15 October 1931 during the administration of Gabriel Terra. Its Fundamental Law entrusts it with the power to exploit and administer the monopoly of national Alcohol and Fuel, portland cement, as well as import, refine and sell petroleum derivatives. It operates the only oil refinery in Uruguay in La Teja, inaugurated in 1937 next to its working-class neighborhood with homes with patios and gardens, President Gabriel Terra described the company as the "pride of Uruguay", it has a capacity of 50,000 barrels (7,900 m3) per day. ANCAP has a long-term corporate credit rating "BB−" with positive outlook by Standard & Poor's. Starting in 1933, it produced an alternative fuel of national development based on gasogen (in Spanish "gasógeno") that made it possible to over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |