1 types of economy, rule of demand and supply Flashcards
which economy supports equality, and which liberty
equality comm
liberty cap
which economy tends to incline more towards dictatorship
comm
in communism, resources are to be distributed equally, what is the difference in capitalism
in cap, they should be distributed on the basis of merit
what are the two classes communism divides
exploiter and exploited
religion is compared to what in communism
opium
who is the main thinker of communism
karl marx
what is the main book of karl marx
the communist menifesto
who is the main thinker of capitalism
adam smith
which book did adam smith write?
wealth of the nations in 1776
when did the communist revolution take place in russia
in 1917
when lenin died, who took the charge of the communist revolution in russia
stalin
when did the communist revolution took place in china
1 oct, 1949
when did the china accept the economic reforms
aka “reform and opening up” policy was in 1979
when did the communist revolution in cube take place
1959
who was the main leader of communist reform of cuba
fidel castro
what kind of economic model is used in india
mixed
capitalism+socialism
when did the indian economy move away from socialism to capitalism
1991 economic crises
what are the two economic forces in economy
demand and supply
which factors we see affected when there is an imbalance between demand and supply
prices
inflation
profit
investment
regular income
living standard
what happens to factors individually when demand is more than supply
prices
inflation
profit
investment
regular income
living standard
all increase
what happens to factors individually when supply is more than the demand
prices
inflation
profit
investment
regular income
living standard
all decrease
as we see when demand is more than supply, everything increases including the living standard. what happens when there is in excessive imbalance?
some inflation is necessary but if inflation increases excessively, then value of currency decreases and the currency system might collapse
when demand is more than supply for a long time, what is it called? what happens in it? what is the extreme version of it?
it is called recession
economy slows down, if this situation continues for a longer period, it is called depression
which market force sees an effort to increase it? what is it related to?
supply. as it is related to production, there is always an effort to increase it
what results in inflation
when there is a high demand, that means there is more currency in market, then it means the liquidity is high, it results in inflation
what does the RBI do to control inflation?
reduce liquidity through monetary policy
when is the fiscal policy used
when there is an economic recession, government increases expenditure so that demand could increase, for this, fiscal policy is used