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chapter 2 vocab.

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economic system   show
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factor payment   show
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profit   show
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show set of government programs that protect people who face unfavorable economic conditions  
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show level of economic prosperity  
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show process of bringing new methods, products, or ideas into use  
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show economic system that relies on habit, custom, or ritual to decide the three key economic questions  
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market   show
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show concentration of productive efforts of individuals and businesses on a limited number of activities  
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free market economy   show
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household   show
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firm   show
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show arena of exchange in which firms purchase factors of production from households  
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show arena of exchange in which households purchase goods and services from firms  
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show an individual's own personal gain  
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incentive   show
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show struggle among producers for dollars of consumers  
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show term coined by Adam Smith to describe the self-regulating nature of marketplace  
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show power of consumer to decide what gets produced  
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show economic system in which government makes all decisions on three key economic questions  
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show another name for centrally planned economy  
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socialism   show
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show political system in which government owns and controls all resources and means of production and makes all economic decisions  
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authoritarian   show
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laissez faire   show
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show property that's owned by individuals or companies, not by government or people as a whole  
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show market-based economic system in which government is involved to some extent  
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economic transition   show
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show process of selling businesses/services operated by government to individual investors and then allowing them to compete in market place  
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free enterprise system   show
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economic system   show
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factor payment   show
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profit   show
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show set of government programs that protect people who face unfavorable economic conditions  
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show level of economic prosperity  
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show process of bringing new methods, products, or ideas into use  
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traditional economy   show
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show any arrangement that allows buyers and sellers to exchange goods and services  
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show concentration of productive efforts of individuals and businesses on a limited number of activities  
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free market economy   show
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household   show
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show organization that uses resources to produce a product/service, which it then sells  
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show arena of exchange in which firms purchase factors of production from households  
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show arena of exchange in which households purchase goods and services from firms  
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show an individual's own personal gain  
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show hope of reward or fear of penalty that encourages a person to behave in a certain way  
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show struggle among producers for dollars of consumers  
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invisible hand   show
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consumer sovereignty   show
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show economic system in which government makes all decisions on three key economic questions  
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command economy   show
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show range of economic and political systems based on belief that wealth should be distributed evenly throughout society  
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communism   show
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show describes form of government that limits individual freedoms and requires strict obedience from citizens  
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laissez faire   show
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show property that's owned by individuals or companies, not by government or people as a whole  
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mixed economy   show
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show period of change in which a nation moves from one economic system to another  
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privatization   show
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free enterprise system   show
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