Which event most contributed to the development described in this excerpt ? The Port of Houston was instrumental to the City of Houston's development as a center of international trade It is now home to a $15 billion petrochemical complex, the largest in the nation and the second largest in the world
A. The building of the first rattroads in Texas
B. The rise of the cattle industry in West Texas
C. The discovery of oil along the Gulf Coast of Texas .
D. A large increase in the use of civilian air transport after World War

C.)

Explanation:

Texan Oil is exported via the Port of Houston, thus making the extraction of Oil essencial for the develpment of the port & Houston.

trade regulation is a field of law, often bracketed with antitrust (as in the phrase “antitrust and trade regulation law”), including government regulation of unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive business acts or practices. antitrust law is often considered a subset of trade regulation law. franchise and distribution law, consumer protection law, and advertising law are sometimes considered parts of trade regulation law.

in general the theory of economics says that the more open to trade a country is the better   the result for the same country and the whole economies.

in real life countries impose taxes, quotas, etc which is not so good for the economies.

this kind of commercial war between the usa and china is slowing down the growth of the whole world so we can say that it is a draw back of trade regulations. and the free trade agreements are benefits of trade regulations.

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