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Economic Systems
Objective 2.01 Compare different types of economic systems: traditional, free enterprise, command and
mixed.
What is Economics?
Economics studies how individuals and societies seek to satisfy needs and wants through incentives, choices, and allocation of scarce resources.
Oil & fuel
Land
Doctors
Technology
Factors of Production Economic Resources
Natural Resources – raw materials found in nature that are used to produce goods
Human Resources – people’s knowledge, efforts, and skills used in their work
Capital Resources – used to produce goods and services (buildings, materials, and equipment)
Entrepreneurial Resources - recognize the need for new goods or service
Scarcity – shortage of resources
Why Economic Systems? Nations use economic systems to
determine how to use their limited resources effectively.
#1 goal of an economic system is to provide people with a minimum :
standard of living or quality of life. Different types of Economic Systems
Traditional Economy Market Economy (free enterprise) Command Economy Mixed Economy
Traditional Economy Found in rural, under-developed
countries Vanuatu Pygmies of Congo Eskimos & Indian
tribes Belarus
Customs govern the economic decisions that are made
Farming, hunting and gathering are done the same way as the generation before
Economic activities are centered around the family or ethnic unit
Men and women are given different economic roles and tasks
Advantages: people have specific roles; security in the way things are done
Disadvantages: Technology is not used; difficult to improve
Traditional Economic System An economic system in which decisions are made on the
basis of customs, beliefs, religion, habit, and so on. In traditional societies, scarce goods are often shared
evenly, or else on the basis of age and gender.
Market Economy (Free Enterprise)
Also called a Free Market Economy or Free Enterprise
Economy
Businesses and consumers decide what they will produce and purchase and in what quantities
Decisions are made according to law of supply & demand
Supply and demand of goods and services determine what is produced and the price that will be charged.
Advantage—competition to have the best products and services
Disadvantage—huge rift between wealthy and poor
Note: a true market economy does not exist.
As supply increases demand decreases/price drops
As demand increases supply decreases/price goes up
Supply and Demand
Market Economy
Command Economy The government (or central
authority) determines what, how, and for whom goods and services are produced.
Two types: Strong Command –
where government makes all decisions
(communism – China, Cuba, North Korea )
Moderate Command – where some form of private enterprise exists but the state owns major resources (socialism – France and Sweden)
Advantages Guarantees equal
standard of living for everyone
Less crime and poverty
Needs are provided for through the government
Disadvantages Minimal choices Fewer choices of
items No incentive to
produce better product or engage in entrepreneurship
Also known as a Planned or Managed Economy
Command Economy An economic system in which the government owns and
controls all facets of the economy. Command economies usually satisfy the needs and wants
of an elite class which controls the government and decision making.
Mixed Economy
Combination of a market and a command economy
Government takes of people’s needs
Marketplace takes care of people’s wants.
Most nations have a mixed economy: United States, England, Australia
Advantage—balance of needs and wants met by government and in marketplace
Disadvantage—citizens have to pay taxes
Import
Manufactured goods are brought IN for distribution
Export
Goods are manufactured and distributed globally (EXIT)
Trade
Deficit Imports - (buying) is greater than Exports -(selling)
Surplus Exports - (selling) is greater than Imports - (buying)
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