The 4 Primary Economic Systems. 1. Traditional 2. Command 3. Capitalist 4. Mixed/Socialist.
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The 4 Primary Economic Systems
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1. Traditional
2. Command
3. Capitalist
4. Mixed/Socialist
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Any economic system has to answer 3 Basic Questions:
• What to Produce?
• How to Produce it?
• Whom to Produce it For?
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How to Produce?Which goals will be given priority?
• Growth—maximizing production of goods & services
• Employment—making sure everyone has a job
• Efficiency—getting more production out of the resources you’ve got
• Stability—No fast or disruptive changes
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1. Traditional
How to produce
• Growth• Employment• Efficiency• Stability
Based on Need
What to produce and for whom?
African Tribes
Amish
Native Americans
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2. Command
Government Planning
What to produce and for whom?
How to produce
• Growth• Employment• Efficiency• Stability
Collectivized Agriculture in China
Government Ownership of Industry
Soviet Politburo—made all decisions
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3. Capitalist
Supply & Demand/Price
What to produce and for whom?
How to produce
• Growth• Employment• Efficiency• Stability
New York Stock Exchange
Hong Kong Consumerism
Competition
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Adam Smith (1723-90)
• Argued: Free markets best promote the social welfare
Wrote “The Wealth of Nations”
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Adam Smith & The Invisible Hand
Law #1: People follow their own self-interest
Therefore: Markets are self-regulating
Government should notInterfere!
Law #2: Competition keeps them in check
--market runs as if directed by an invisible hand
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4. Mixed/Socialist
Part Supply & Demand, Part Gov’t Planning
What to produce and for whom?
How to produce
• Growth• Employment• Efficiency• Stability
French National Transportation system
British National Health System (NHS) Hospital
Denmark