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Terms related to economic systems

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show private or corporate ownership of capital goods, by investments that are determined by private decision, and by prices, production, and the distribution of goods that are determined mainly by competition in a free market  
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Free Enterprise or Free Market   show
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Socialism   show
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show a system in which goods are owned in common and are available to all as needed; no private property or ownership  
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Consumer   show
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Producer   show
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Standard of Living   show
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show the amount of goods and services that are available for people to buy compared to the amount of goods and services that people want to buy  
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Private Ownership   show
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show the government owns property, businesses, industries, etc.  
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show a schedule of duties (taxes) imposed by a government on imported or in some countries exported goods  
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Capital   show
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Imports   show
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show to carry or send (something, such as a commodity) to some other place (such as another country)  
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Barter   show
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show the business of buying and selling or bartering commodities; an exchange of property usually without use of money  
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Supply   show
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show an act of demanding or asking especially with authority  
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show a favorable balance of trade, the development of agriculture and manufactures, and the establishment of foreign trading monopolies  
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Market Economy   show
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Traditional Economy   show
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show an economy in which some companies are owned by the government and other companies are not  
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show an economic system in which activity is controlled by a central authority and the means of production are publicly owned  
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