Chapter 3 Flashcards
Market economy
An economics system based on private property and the market in which individuals decide how What and for whom to produce.
Allocate
to set apart for a particular purpose; assign or allot:
to allocate funds for new projects.
to fix the place of; locate.
Private property rights
The control a private individual or firm has over an asset. Government must enforce laws.
Primary debate among economists?
How markets are structured not wether or not to use them.
Socialism
An economic system based on individuals good will towards other where society decides what how and for whine to produce. No self interest.
When was socialism developed?
1800s
Capitalism?
An economic system based on the market in which the ownership of the means of production resides with a small group of individuals called capitalists.
How is socialism like a family?
Family’s give extra to those that need it and make things fair everyone contributes what they can and are given what they need.
In what three sectors are market economics broken up?
Businesses
Households
Government
“Business”
Private producing units in society