SOC SCI COMP 5 Flashcards
traditional economic system
traditions customs shape goods and services produced
command
based on government determination
centralized control
centralized power
market economic system
supply and demand, free price system
capitalism
economic freedom, consumer choice, eco growth
socialism
owned by community as whole
mixed
cap and soc
monopoly
quality down, prices up
industrial rev
textiles
APR over a year,
quarterly is best option
opportunity costs
loss of potential gain from other alternatives when one alternative is chosen.
embargo
ban on trade
eminent domain
right of a govt to expropriate private prop for public use with payment of compensation
caveat emptor
buyer is responsible for checking quality before purchaseR
recession
fall in GDP