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Week 3
Economic Systems
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Learning Outcome
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Today’s Lesson Plan
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Economics ?
Q&A : 5 mins
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Economics is concerned with the economic system through which societies attempt to meet people’s material needs and wants through the
production of goods and services.
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Economics is concerned with the economic
system through which societies attempt to
meet people’s material needs and wants
through the production of goods and services.
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What is Scarcity?
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PROBLEMS
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What goods and services should be
produced and in what quantities?
How should these be produced?
For whom should these be produced?
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The allocation of Resources
Capital Housing Crisis: Video: 4.21 mins
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Different types of Economic Systems
Economic Systems: Video: 2.17 mins
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Activity: Group: 15 mins (Advanced Notice)
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Out of the three economic systems which system do you think is the
most appropriate?
Support your answer with evidence.
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Free Market Economy
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Free Market Economy: Video: 4.57 mins.
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Command Economy
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Cuba: An Example : Video: 6.53 mins.
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Command Economy
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North Korea: An Example : Video: 6.53 mins.
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Mixed Economy
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Economies in transition
• Superior performance of market economies influenced the collapse of communist governments in Soviet Union and Eastern Europe in 1989.
• Transition Economies. From Central Planning to market systems.
• Requires fundamental reform of the economic system.
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Economies in transition
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Economies in Transition: Eastern Europe: Video: 4.26 mins.
Activity: Group: 15 mins (starts now)
Out of the three economic systems which system do you think is the most appropriate?
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Public Policies and
Business Organisations in UK
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Government Policy
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State Influence over economic activity
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Born Bankrupt: State of UK Economy
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Inflation
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Causes of Inflation
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Demand Pull Inflation
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Cost Push Inflation
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Unemployment
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Government Employment Policies
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Next Week
Fiscal and Monetary Policy of UK
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Homework
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Additional Readings/Videos
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References
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Thank You!
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