Economic Systems Flashcards
What Does Scarcity Mean?
Limited Supply of Something
What Are The Three Basic Economic Questions?
1) What Goods/Services Will Be Produced? 2) How will Goods/Services Be Produced? 3) Who Will Consume The Goods/Services?
What Is Traditional Economy
All Economic Decisions Are Based On Customs, Traditions, & Beliefs Of The Past
What Does Bartering Mean?
Trading Without Using Money
What Does Command Economy Mean
All Economic Decisions Are Made By The Government
What Does Market Economy Mean?
Economic Decisions Are Made Based On The Changes In Prices That Occur As Buyers & Sellers Interact In The Market Place
Free Enterprise
Competition Between Companies
All Countries Are Classified As What Economy?
Mixed
The Economic Continuum
Freedom An Individual/Business Has In Business
Nation-State
A Country With A Government
Gov. Power-Communism
Everyone Is Equal And All Property Is Communally Owned
Capitalism
Everything Is Privately Owned And Ruled By Free Competition
Human Resources
Workers And Their Skills
Supply and Demand
The Amount Of A Product And People’s Willingness Or Ability To Purchase Goods