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economics stack 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Capitalist Economy | economic system based on private ownership of property & pursuit of profit |
| Why Capitalism? | competition, private ownership & pursuit for profit motivates businesses to provide quality goods & services at affordable prices. |
| Monopolies | company becomes a giant & controls the industry. |
| Oligopolies | combined companies work together to control the market. Leads to price-fixing |
| Positive aspect of capitalism | The government’s role is to maintain a healthy competitive market by setting norms that apply for ALL businesses (minimum wages, working conditions, etc) |
| Socialist Economy | economic system founded on the belief that the means of production should be controlled by the people as a whole. |
| Why Socialism | in theory, workers should profit because both the state and the workplace exist for their benefit. |
| The truth about socialism | extreme inequalities between owners/government & workers. |
| Primary Sector | part of the economy producing goods from the natural environment |
| Secondary sector | part of the economy engaged in manufacturing goods |
| Tertiary sector | part of the economy that provides services. |