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Economic systems
Economic Systems
| Economic Systems | |
|---|---|
| What is a Traditional economy based on? | Based on CUSTOMS and TRADITIONS. |
| Three main types of Economies? | Pure command, pure market and mixed economy. |
| Traditional Economy | People play a DIRECT role in deciding what GOODS ans SERVICES are needed in the COMMUNITY. |
| Traditional Economy | Needs are met by HUNTING, FISHING,FARMING, and CATTLE HERDING with little contact with the outside world. |
| Pure command economy | The GOVERNMENT decides what GOODS and SERVICES are NEEDED and how they will be produced. |
| Pure command economy | CONSUMERS can choose which GOODS they want to USE but LITTLE SAY in what gets produced. |
| Pure command economy | Do not exist in the world today, only economies that are SIMILAR. |
| Pure market economy | The GOVERNMENT plays NO ROLE in the economy. |
| Pure market economy | People are FREE to exchange GOODS and SERVICES without government INVOLVEMENT or REGULATION. |
| Pure market economy | Do not exist in the world today, only economies that are CLOSE. This is because some level of government involvement is necessary for an economic system to FUNCTION properly. |
| Mixed economy | ALL economies are somewhere between PURE COMMAND and PURE MARKET. |
| Pure market | Most economies in the world are PURE MARKET. |
| Pure market | People are FREE to decide what to produce, how to produce and how much to produce but the government can set REGULATIONS. |
| Pure market | Government involvement is for ETHICAL and LEGAL reasons. |