industrial revolution Flashcards

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capitalism

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economic system characterized by private ownership of the means of production and by private initiative, competition, and profit

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socialism

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economic system in which the means of production are owned by the public and operate for the welfare of all

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adam smith

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wrote the wealth of nations that said that government intervention led to good things

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laissez faire

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the government should not intervene in relation between workers and business owners, means of production are owned by people

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communism

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classless society, means of production are controlled by state/community, wealth is distributed by needs of people

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