Economic systems Flashcards
Main economic systems:
Socialism. Communism. Fascism. Nazism. Bureaucrat-ism. Traditional capitalism. Surrealism. An american corporation.
Three main types of economic systems:
Traditional.
Command.
Market.
Traditional system:
Original, oldest and most common method. Custom is the way in which the economic decisions are made. Characterized by their pre-technological and non-industrialised nature and important role of agriculture.
Command system:
Economic effort is devoted to goals passed down from a leader to a ruling class. Government decides what goods and services will be produced and what methods of production will be used.
Market system:
Is an institution that brings together the buyers and sellers of goods and services. It is an interaction known as free market coordination.
Mixed system:
Combine elements of command, market and traditional systems.
Property rights:
Distinguishing feature is their differing approach to property rights. Property refers to tangible assets.
Full ownership is broken down into three basic rights:
Dispose of property (sell).
Use the property as the owner desires.
Receive the income generated by the property.
Partial ownership:
When only one or two of the property rights are owned.