Ch.3 Flashcards
mixed economy
a system that combines a goods measure of free enterprise in some areas with heavy state regulation in others
labor
any work that contributes to the production of goods and services
subsistence economy
an economic system that provides barely enough to keep a society alive
private capitalism
economic system in which the majority of a nation’s capital is owned and controlled by private individuals with businesses
state capitalism
a system in which the owner of much of a nation’s capital is a powerful, centralized apparatus called the collectivist state
capitalist
an individual who own capital good or owns a share of some business that produces goods
entreprenuer
a person who undertakes the management and financial risk of an economic enterprise
factors of production
- natural resources
- labor
- capital
- entrepreneurship
- information
information
facts and figures used to enhance the combination of the factors of production
cyber economy
system that emphasizes the role that information plays in its use with the factors of production
economic successes depends on
the intelligent combination of the factors of production
traditional economy
an economic system in which decisions involving the production, distribution, and consumption of goods are based upon custom heredity and caste
common economy
economic system in which a centralized authority controls the production, distribution, and consumption of goods as well as savings, investments, and prices; also called planned or directed economy
free enterprise economy
a system in which people are free to make their own economic choices; also called market economy
natural resources
land and other raw materials that can be used in the production process.
raw materials can be
mineral, from animals, or from plants
the industrial revolution
began: England 1760
freed many people from working the land because of labor saving devices
labor
any work that contributes to the production of goods and services.
free labor vs forced
free:
-More productive
-More motivating to work for your own advantage
-Better attitudes
-Wages based on skill
-Usually market economies
forced:
-Fixed wages
-Can’t have free labor unions
-Usually command economies
labor is more efficient in
economies that offer substantial rewards for good work
for successful production
skill and personal competence are required. leads to higher wages and salaries
a lack of capital goods
less consumer goods and more poverty
private capitalism and state capitalism
allow for productive interprises
capitalists of paid
dividends/ interest for the use of their capital rather than being apart of the business that uses their capital.