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Economic Systems
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Capital goods | Manufactured or constructed items that are used to produce goods and services |
| Central planning | Detailed economic processes and goals developed by government; usually associated with communist economies |
| Command economy | An economic system in which all or many of the means of production and distribution are owned and controlled by the government |
| Communism | A command economic system in which the government controls the economic system and does not allow private ownership of the means of production and distribution |
| Competition | The rivalry between two or more businesses to attract scarce customer dollars |
| Consumer goods | Tangible items produced for personal use |
| Consumers | People who use goods and services to satisfy their wants |
| Demand | The quantity of a good or service that buyers are ready to buy at a given price at a particular time |
| Distribution | The process or activity by which income is divided among resource owners and producers |
| Economic resources | The human and natural resources and capital goods used to produce goods and services; also known as factors of production |
| Economic system | The organized way in which a country handles its economic decisions and solves its economic problems |
| Economic vote | Term used to describe consumer approval of products expressed by the purchase of products |
| Financial capital | Money needed to operate a business |
| Government | A country's arranged for making and enforcing law |
| Human resources | People who work to produce goods and services |
| Human services programs | Benefits such as free medical care, education, and financial assistance that are provided by government to its citizens |
| Industrial goods | tangible items that will be consumed by individual users |
| Interdependent | Influencing or relying upon one another |
| Market economy | An economic system in which the questions of what, how, and for whom products will be produced are answered by individuals and businesses in the marketplace |
| Markets | Arrangements for buying and selling of goods and services |
| Means of production | All the resources required in the production of goods and services |
| Medium of exchange | Something of value that can be used to obtain goods and services; most common form is money |
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