mod 3 Flashcards
is the study of how a country manages its affairs
political economy
how does a country manages its affair
by using its political, economic, and legal system
how to identify their political economies
degree of openness, individualism, equality, transparency, and flexibility
this includes the structures, processes, and activities by which a nation governs itself.
political system
japan’s political system
diet (parliament)
japan’s political people
prime minister and cabinet ministers
factors that influence a country’s political system
population, age, race, and per capita income.
political system in switzerland
swiss system
3 political ideologies
anarchism, totalitarianism, and pluralism
the belief that only individuals and private groups should control a nation’s pol acts.
anarchism
views pub gorven as unnecessary and unwanted
anarchist
belief that every aspect should be controlled to be effective
totalitarianism
the state reigns supreme over institutions such as…
family, religion, business, and labor
pol systems that include autho regimes
communism and facism
the most prominent example of totali government.
north korea
attempt to silence and require the tta; centralization of political power
totalitarian leaders.
belief the both pub and pri groups play important roles in pol acts
pluralism
each group that consist of dif people
ethnic, racial, class, lifestyle bg
pluralistic pol sytem includes..
democracies, constitutional monarchies, and some aristocracies.
3 branches of political system
legislative, executive, and judicial
pure democracy
pluralism
religious leaders are also its political leaders
theocracy
a system under the control of totalitarian leaders
theocratic totalitarianism
prominent example of a theocratic totalitarian state
IRAN
political leaders rely on military and bureaucratic power
secular totalitarianism
3 forms of secular totalitarianism
communist, tribal, and right wing
referred to as communism
communist totalitarianism
properties, economic resources, owned and control by the state
communism
equal distribution of wealth and resources by the government
socialism
means granting the government ownership of the means of production
capital, land, and factories
believe that a violent revolution is needed to control over resources
communist
one tribe imposes its will on others with whom it shares a national identity
tribal totalitarianism
erupted in bloody conflict
animosity
it characterizes the govern in tribal totali
african nations
govern endorses private ownership of property but grants few pol freedom
right wing totali
countries in right wing totali
argentina, brazil, chile , paraguay
p or n. less concerned with the acts of political opposition
pos
p or n. need to pay bribes and kickbacks to gevern officials
neg
a pol system in which govern leaders are elected directly by the wide participation
democracy
maintain stable business environments primarily throught laws that protect individual property rights.
democracies
is the belief that ownership of the means of production belongs in the hand of individuals and priv busis
capitalism
capitalism referred to
free market
world’s largest democracy
india
four tigers of asia
sinngapore, hong kong, south korea, taiwan
structure and processes that uses to allocate its resources
economic system
the government makes all economy-based decisions
centrally planned economy
a system in whiich land, factories and other economic resources are equally split between pri and govern
mixed economy
western eaurope
denmark, france, norway, spain, sweden
asia
india, indonesia, malaysia, pakistan, south korea
south america and south africa
argentina
economic resources are privately owned
market economy
producers are willing to provide at specific selling price
supply
buyers are willing to purchase at speci selling price
demand
examples of market economy
canada and us
features of makret economy
free choice, free enterprise, and pprice flexibility
gives individual access to alternative purchase options
free choice
gives companies the ability to decide which goods and service
free enterprise
allows most prices to rise and fall
price flexibility
