The significance was that these allowed goods to be transported much faster than by horse. Canals allowed for things to be imported and exported much more easily.
The type of economic institution works to provide services to a community and does not pay taxes will be non-profits. These include the Red Cross or churches, which provide for the community, but is tax-exempt.
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Not sure what’s the answer but try this. One promblem in the Southwest is the Asia water pollution.