Economic Definitions

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Kakistocracy

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Governed by the least suitable and competent citizen

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Meritocracy

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The idea that one gets ahead based on their accomplishments rather than, for example, parents social class

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Serfdom

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The status of peasants under feudal rule

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Malthuesian theory (Thomas Malthus)

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Theory states global food supply cannot keep up with population growth, inevitably resulting in disease, famine and war

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Relativism

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The belief that there is no absolute truth only the truth of an individual or a culture believe

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Aristocracy

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Ruler of the best. Rule by nobility. Form of government that places power in the hands of a small, privileged ruling class, the aristocratics

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Nobility

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A social class found in societies with an aristocracy. Normally ranked immediately below royalty

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Ikigai

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Reason for being

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Bureaucracy

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System of government in which the most important decisions are made by state officials over elected representatives

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Rudimentary

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Involving or limited basic principles

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Diatribe

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A bitter or forceful attack on someone or something

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Nobility

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A man of nobility and learning. Part of the aristocracy. They controlled means of production (at time was agricultural land). Underneath monarchy.

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Secularism

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Safeguards freedom of religion and belief ensuring government does not impose belief systems on its people

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Six stages of a nation and economic cycle

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1. The birth of country including new leadership
2. Government built and refined
3. Peace and prosperity
4. Great excess of spending, debt and widening of wealth and political gaps
5. Very bad financial conditions and intense conflict
6. Civil war and revolution

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Six stages of a nation and economic cycle

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1. The birth of country including new leadership
2. Government built and refined
3. Peace and prosperity
4. Great excess of spending, debt and widening of wealth and political gaps
5. Very bad financial conditions and intense conflict
6. Civil war and revolution

Question 16

Five major economic fights between countries

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Trade/economic
Technology
Capital
Geopolitical
Military

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Periods of peace and prosperity

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Renaissance
Enlightenment
Industrial Revolutions

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Wars following peace and prosperity

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Thirty years wars
Napoleonic
Two world wars

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Martyr

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Person who is killed because of their religious or other beliefs

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Fascism is ..

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Autocratic, collectivist and capitalist

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Unfalsifiable

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Not capable of being proven false

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All markets are primarily driven by four determinants

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Growth, inflation, risk premiums and discount rates

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Oligarchy

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Small group of people having control of country, organisation or institution

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Imperialism

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A policy of extending a country’s power through diplomacy or military force

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Diplomacy

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The profession, activity or skill of managing international relations, typically by a country’s representatives abroad

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Republic

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State in which the supreme power is held by the people

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Triffins trilemma

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Confucianism

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Seeks to bring about harmony by ensuring people know their roles in the hierarchy and how to play them. It values harmony, education and meritocracy

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Legalism

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Fascism in the west

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Taoism

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Teaches the importance to live in harmony with the laws of nature. Yin and Yang harmony

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Praxiology

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In philosophy, it is human action. The notion that humans engage in acts of choice implies they have preferences

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Dialectical materialism

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Marx’s most important theory system. Dialectical refers to how opposites interact to produce change. In a nutshell, dialectical materialism is a system for producing change by observing and influencing the contradictions of opposites that produce struggles that when resolved produce progress

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Lucid

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Express clearly

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Beliefs & values

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Beliefs are how I see things and values are how believe things ought to be

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Heuristic

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Mental shortcut for solving a problem in a quick way that delivers a result that is sufficient enough to be useful given time restraints. Investors and financial professionals use a heuristic approach to speed up analysis and investment decisions

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Different types of wars

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Trade/economic (tariffs/import restrictions)

Technology (most important. China has biggest data, biggest AI and big computing)

Geopolitical ( south China seas, belt & road)

Capital (debt)

Military (biological, cyber, chemical, space)

Culture (not understanding each others values domestically and internationally)

With ourselves

Question 37

Government cognitive distortion

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Politicians believe that everything in your life will be better if the rest of world will gives in to their demands

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Free market facts

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The most important single central facts about a free market is that no exchange take place if both parties don’t benefit

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Straw man

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An intentionally misrepresented proposition that is set up because it is easier to defeat than opponents real argument

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Steel manning

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An improved version on the other persons views - one that’s harder to defeat