The census benefits government agencies, businesses, researchers, and communities by providing data to allocate resources, make informed decisions, and understand population trends. It helps ensure fair political representation and distribution of funding for public services.
Economics is the social science that studies how individuals, governments, and societies make choices on how to allocate resources to produce goods and services for consumption. It deals with the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services within a society.
The Romans conducted censuses to assess population sizes, track demographics, and for taxation purposes. It allowed them to have a better understanding of their citizenry and allocate resources accordingly.
Social structures were crucial in ancient Mesoamerica as they helped organize society, allocate resources, and maintain order. These structures determined individual roles within communities, facilitated trade and communication, and upheld religious and political institutions. They were essential to the development and functioning of Mesoamerican civilizations.
The government uses census data to allocate resources, determine representation in government, and make decisions about policies and programs. It helps them understand population demographics and trends in order to make informed decisions for the benefit of society.
•Distributive policies •Allocate values to provide particular goods and services •Redistributive policies •Explicitly transfer values from one group to another
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Allocate resources.
Allocate resources.
Allocate resources.
Allocate resources.
Allocate resources.
Through price mechanism...
Price is the most efficient, fastest way to allocate resources, but it is not always the best. For example, rare resources such as medicines would be available only to the richest members of society and would likely be hoarded or driven to an underground economy.
Money, goods & services