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Strand 1 - Economics
Financial Lit. P7
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Market | Economic system which production/prices are determined by unrestricted competition between privately owned businesses. |
| Command | Economy which production/investment/prices/incomes are determined centrally by a government. |
| Mixed | Economic system combining private and public enterprises. |
| Traditional | Culturally influenced. |
| Capitalism | Economic/political system in which countries trade and industry are controlled by private owners. |
| Laissez-Faire | Government absence from interference in the working of free market(s). |
| Social market | Marketing which focuses on influencing behavior with primary goals of "common good". |
| Neo-Capitalism | Economic ideologies which makes corrections of excesses by applying various measures to help a country's social well-being. |
| Socialism | Economic/political theory of social organization which advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole. |
| Communism | Economic/political ideology that positions itself in opposition to liberal democracy and capitalism, advocating instead for a classless system in which the means of production are owned communally and private property is nonexistent or severely curtailed. |
| Fascism | Political philosophy, movement, or regime that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of |
| Scarcity | Having unlimited wants in a world of limited resources. |
| Utility | The wellness of something that can satisfy needs/wants. |
| Macroeconomics | Large-scale or general economic factors, such as interest rates and national productivity. |
| Microeconomics | Part of economics concerned with the effects of single entity and individual decisions. |