apec 2 Flashcards
4 dominant basic economic problems
what to produce?
how to produce?
from whom to produce?
what provision should be made for economic growth?
the system must determine the desires of the people
what to produce?
the system must select the proper combination of economic resources in producing the right amount of output
how to produce?
this has something to do with distribution of goods that are produced and for whom shall they be distributed properly
from whom to produce?
the means through which society determines the answers to the basic economic problems mentioned
economic system
4 types of economic system
traditional economy
command economy
market economy
mixed economy
type of economic system that are based on traditions and practices upheld over years and passed on from generation to generation.
methods are stagnant and are therefore not progressive
traditional economy
authoritative system wherein decision-making is centralized in the government or a comment committee.
command economy
most democratic form of economic system. it is based on the workings of demand and supply,decisions are made on what goods and services to produce
market economy
it protecrs private property, cobsumer, and environment. it also allows a level of economic freedom in the use of capital but also allows for government to interfere in economic attributes in order to achieve social aims
mixed economy