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Economic SystemEconomic SystemThe way people produce and exchange goods and services
The Four Types of Economic Systems
• Four very different types of Economic Systems have evolved as different societies have placed different emphasis on different goals and priorities in their efforts to answer the Three Key Economic Question.
Traditional Economy• Family or Community
based Economic System that relies on custom and ritual to make its choices.
• Examples:– Aborigines– Amazon Tribes– Any Subsistance
Economy
Market Economy• Individual or Consumer
based Economic System that relies on the consumption choices of consumers.
• Examples:– *The U.S.A.?– *Japan?– Any Capitalist Economy?
Command Economy• Centrally Controlled
Economy where the Government makes all decisions.
• Examples:– Cuba– China?
– Any Communist Country or Dictatorship
Socialist (Mixed) Economy
• Economic System that incorporates some Governmental involvement into a Market Based Economy.
• Examples:– *The U.S.A.?– *Japan?– *China?– Most “Modern” Economies
Types of Economic SystemsTypes of Economic Systems
Free Market Command TraditionalSocialist
Types of Economic SystemsTypes of Economic Systems
Free Market Command Traditional
People freely produce and buy what they want
Prices are set buy Supply and
Demand
Producers invest their money to make a Profit
Little Government interference
Free Enterprise,Capitalism
Market Economy
Socialist
Types of Economic SystemsTypes of Economic Systems
Free Market Command Traditional
People freely produce and buy what they want
Prices are set buy Supply and
Demand
Producers invest their money to make a Profit
Little Government interference
Free Enterprise,Capitalism
Market Economy
Socialist
Government makes all economic decisions
Workers are supposed to share equally
No private property
Types of Economic SystemsTypes of Economic Systems
Free Market Command Traditional
People freely produce and buy what they want
Prices are set buy Supply and
Demand
Producers invest their money to make a Profit
Little Government interference
Free Enterprise,Capitalism
Market Economy
Government provides free or low-cost public
services: school, health care, etc.
Government owns some
basic industries
Government makes all economic decisions
Workers are supposed to share equally
No private property
Socialist
Types of Economic SystemsTypes of Economic Systems
Free Market Socialist Command Traditional
People freely produce and buy what they want
Prices are set buy Supply and
Demand
Producers invest their money to make a Profit
Little Government interference
Free Enterprise,Capitalism
Market Economy
Government provides free or low-cost public
services: school, health care, etc.
Government owns some
basic industries
Government makes all economic decisions
Workers are supposed to share equally
No private property
People work to meet their basic
needs
Subsistence Agriculture:
Farmers grow enough to feed their families
Cottage Industry: Goods are produced in private homes
by hand
Economic ActivitiesEconomic ActivitiesPrimary – Gathering raw materials
Secondary – Adding value to materials by changing their form.
Tertiary – Business or professional services
Quaternary – Providing information, management or research services
Natural ResourcesNatural ResourcesRenewable – Can be replaced by natural processesExamples: trees, seafood,
Non-renewable – Cannot be replaced once usedExamples: coal, petrolium, natural gas
Inexhaustable – Unlimited supplyExamples: sunlight, wind, geothermal heat