click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Economic Systems
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Economy | .the wealth and resources of a country or region, especially in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services. |
| Barting | exchange (goods or services) for other goods or services without using money |
| 3 questions answerd | What to produce? How to produce it?For whom to produce? |
| Traditional Economy | Based on customs and traditions. |
| Command Economy | an economy in which production, investment, prices, and incomes are determined centrally by a government. |
| Command | give an authoritative order |
| Market | economic system based on free trade and competition |
| Capitalism | economic system in which private owners control the production of goods and profit |
| Supply | how much people have |
| Demand | how much people want. |
| Mixed Economy | combination of government and privately owned businesses. |
| Specialization | making a living doing what a person does best. |
| Natural Resources | materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain. |
| Capital Goods | goods that are used in producing other goods, rather than being bought by consumers. |
| Human capital | A supply of people who can produce goods and services. |
| Literacy rate | the percentage of people in a country who can read and write. |
| standard of living | the degree of wealth and material comfort available to a person or community. |
| GDP per capital | The average annual income of a capitals citizens. |
| Tariff | a tax placed on imported goods |
| Quota | number limit on how many items of a particular product |
| Embargo | Bans on trading with another country for what it is doing. |
| currency | money |
| currency exchange | exchanging money |