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Terms related to economic systems

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Capitalism   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   freedom of private business to organize and operate for profit in a competitive system without interference by government beyond regulation necessary to protect public interest and keep the national economy in balance  
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Socialism   collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods  
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Communism   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   someone who uses goods and services  
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Producer   someone who creates goods and services  
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Standard of Living   the necessities, comforts, and luxuries enjoyed or aspired to by an individual or group; lifestyle  
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Supply and Demand   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   goods, services and businesses are owned by a private individual or organization, rather than by the state or public  
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Public Ownership   the government owns property, businesses, industries, etc.  
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Tariffs   a schedule of duties (taxes) imposed by a government on imported or in some countries exported goods  
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Capital   wealth (money and goods) that's used to produce more wealth  
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Imports   to bring (something, such as merchandise) into a place or country from another country  
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Exports   to carry or send (something, such as a commodity) to some other place (such as another country)  
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Barter   to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services  
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Trade   the business of buying and selling or bartering commodities; an exchange of property usually without use of money  
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Supply   the quantity or amount (as of a commodity) needed or available  
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Demand   an act of demanding or asking especially with authority  
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Mercantilism   a favorable balance of trade, the development of agriculture and manufactures, and the establishment of foreign trading monopolies  
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Market Economy   an economy in which most goods and services are produced and distributed through free markets  
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Traditional Economy   an economic system in which traditions, customs, and beliefs help shape the goods and services the economy produces, as well as the rules and manner of their distribution  
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Mixed Economy   an economy in which some companies are owned by the government and other companies are not  
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Command Economy   an economic system in which activity is controlled by a central authority and the means of production are publicly owned  
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