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Economic Systems

Economic Systems are various methods by which countries have structured their economies. The earliest economic systems were based on simple bartering, whereas modern economics has nuances between laissez-faire and free market on one edge of the spectrum and communism or centrally-planned economies on the other.

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Who had alliances in the political system of feudalism?

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Feudalism was a national economic organizational system. Anyone who lived in a feudal society contributed to feudalism in the same way that anyone who lives in a capitalist society contributes to capitalism.

Why are economic systems important?

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How did the economic systems of the north and south differ in the early 1800s What problems did these differences cause?

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In the early 1800s, the North was all about industry, while the South was thriving agriculturally. This made the North antislvery and the South proslavery... These different views would lead to tension which would cause many problems, the most important being The Civil War (1861-1865)... Hope this helps! (:

What are the three economic questions that economic systems address?

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1. what to produce,

2. how to pruduce, and

3. for whom to produce.

What is the purpose of an economic system in a country?

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the economy is where goods and produce and be distributed, traded/sold, and consumed. The purpose is so everyone can get what they need-ex) farmer sells crops and goes buy paint for his barn...farmer grows crops and only crops, and the paint maker makes only paint, and basically they trade so they both get what they need.

Who holds the power of capitalism?

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In a capitalist system, the means of production are privately owned and operated. Over time, this results in resources being controlled mainly by large corporations and conglomerates. Capitalism is driven by profit motive, so in a capitalist system, the allocation of resources is decided based on making money according to supply and demand.

In a socialist based economy, the means of production are publicly-owned, meaning resources would be allocated according to the needs of the people by a governing body.

What would a government that followed a mercantilist policy do?

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According to mercantilism, the metropole would require the colonies to engage in two general behaviors: (1) The colonies were locked into exclusive trade between themselves and metropole and were not allowed to trade with any other nation or colony. (2) No manufactures or complex goods could be made in the colonial territory. As a result the colonies would provide wealth to the metropole by trading their natural resources for less than they would be worth and by buying manufactures for much more money.

What was needed for successful bartering settlement?

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Direct exchange requires that you have something that somebody else wants, and that THAT PERSON have something else that YOU want - and that you both agree that what you have is worth what he has.

A bartering system requires that you have something that somebody else wants, and that somebody else has something that YOU want - and that you can trade one thing for another, even if you need to get three or more people who all swap things. It works pretty well in a small farming community, for example; you have grain from your crops, and you trade your grain for eggs from your neighbor's chickens. Then you can bake a cake and give it to the blacksmith, in exchange for shoeing your horse.

Outside of a small community, barter breaks down; you need something that nobody in town can make or grow. Traveling merchants may provide luxuries like jewelry in exchange for food and lodging, but what if the merchant has just left - or your crops aren't ready to harvest? Every larger society has developed a medium of exchange in which everybody agrees that this object represents a value that can be traded, and to an extent, they all agree on what is worth what. Here in Earth, and in most places, the medium of exchange, the "object of value", is gold and silver. When stamped into disks of standardized size and weight, and marked with the maker's seals, it becomes a "coin", and forms the basis for money. But "money" is only of value for what you can DO with it. You can't eat gold; you can only trade it for something else. It's a marker for keeping score.

Today, the markers for keeping score are bits, ones and zeroes in a computer system.

What economic system does Romania have?

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Now is a free market system.

What was the basic economic system in feudalism?

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Feudalism was its own economic system and was relatively unique in creating a rigid system based on local barons who would control tracts of land worked by peasants and patrolled by knights. What the peasants grew would be tithed and these tithes would serve to feed the barons and knights as well as exchange for goods produced in other baronies.

What are the differences between the economic systems of capitalism and socialism?

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The most obvious difference between these two is their economic philosophies, in socialism the economy is usually controlled by a private company and this company is owned by the government of that nation. Now in capitalism the economy is run by the people and the government usually stays out of the way.

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Capitalism refers to individuals owning private property. They buy and sell resulting in profit or loss. If you have good business practices, you make money. If you have bad business practices, you fail. Therefore, it is kind of self-regulating. Just. You reap what you sow. Although, there is lots of room for abuse, (big companies can use their money as an advantage over smaller businesses. Monopolies are an example.)

Socialism refers to the government being the sole owner of private property. (In that, there is none. "Private property" actually belongs to the government.) Anything you produce gets "donated" to the government and is then "distributed" based on need. (Google the term: "From those with ability, to those who need) While this sounds wonderful: "Hooray! We'll all be equal and everyone will get what they need!"....in reality YOU don't get to determine who "needs". The government does. Therefore, you may slave away, make all kinds of things, and be super productive....only to have the government determine that Joe Smith needs the fruits of your labor more than you do and reward him. Kind of like the welfare system in the U.S.: Bob works hard, makes money, and pays taxes. Steve sits at home, watches T.V. and gets a welfare check from the tax money collected from Bob. After all, he needs it more than Bob does.

What economic system did Karl Marx hate?

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Marx criticized the capitalist economic system, because it resulted in the creation of two classes of people, the bourgeoisie and the proletariat with the bourgeoisie being able to oppress and exploit the proletariat. He also felt it had three inherent contradictions that would lead to its demise. First, the system aimed at production for personal gain rather than the betterment of society in general. Second, improvements in industry turned the labor force into a social force since the individual artisans of the past were being replaced by common laborers who would eventually be motivated to unite at some time. Third, while there is order and planning within individual factories, there is competition outside of them. This results in a failure to match production with demand.

Does Communism allow significantly more individual freedom than its rival economic system capitalism?

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No. Absolutely not. There are countless stories of Americans who started with nothing, coming from poor backgrounds, pursuing their dreams and making it big. Not too much of that going on in communism. Since the communist model discourages (even bans) private property, how can they possibly claim to allow significantly more individual freedom? Communism discourages individual freedom, and prefers a collective "hive" mentality in which its subjects are kept under strict control and kept from attaining wealth.

What group of leaders attempted to reform their political legal and economic systems?

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Enlightened despots attempted to bring about reforms to their social and government systems during their rules.

How did the war effect the Americas economic system?

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World War II is actually what completely brought the United States out of the Great Depression. In the beginning of the war, similar to what we did in WWI, we sold weapons, ammunition, and other war materials to the Allies in Europe. This greatly helped out economy and brought us out of the Depression.

What do you understand by economic system?

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An economic system contains three types, market,command, and traditional. Market is selling stuf on your own, traditional is well a tradition and commmand is being told to do so by the government.


(Is a system that involves production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services, Between entities in a particular society. composed of people and institutions.) (Is a system that involves production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services, Between entities in a particular society. composed of people and institutions.)

What was the US economic system after world war 2?

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Following the end of WWII, America shifted it's focus to the growing concern over Communist aggression, as well as the task of rebuilding a wartorn Europe. The Marshall Plan was instituted and, before we knew it, we were stuck in the Cold War.

Ethiopia economic system?

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ECONOMY The current government has embarked on a cautious program of economic reform, including privatization of state enterprises and rationalization of government regulation. While the process is still ongoing, so far the reforms have attracted only meager foreign investment, and the government remains heavily involved in the economy. The Ethiopian economy is based on agriculture, which contributes 47% to GNP and more than 80% of exports, and employs 85% of the population. The major agricultural export crop is coffee, providing 35% of Ethiopia's foreign exchange earnings, down from 65% a decade ago because of the slump in coffee prices since the mid-1990s. Other traditional major agricultural exports are hides and skins, pulses, oilseeds, and the traditional "khat," a leafy shrub that has psychotropic qualities when chewed. Sugar and gold production has also become important in recent years. Ethiopia's agriculture is plagued by periodic drought, soil degradation caused by inappropriate agricultural practices and overgrazing, deforestation, high population density, undeveloped water resources, and poor transport infrastructure, making it difficult and expensive to get goods to market. Yet agriculture is the country's most promising resource. Potential exists for self-sufficiency in grains and for export development in livestock, flowers, grains, oilseeds, sugar, vegetables, and fruits. Gold, marble, limestone, and small amounts of tantalum are mined in Ethiopia. Other resources with potential for commercial development include large potash deposits, natural gas, iron ore, and possibly oil and geothermal energy. Although Ethiopia has good hydroelectric resources, which power most of its manufacturing sector, it is totally dependent on imports for its oil. A landlocked country, Ethiopia has relied on the port of Djibouti since the 1998-2000 border war with Eritrea. Ethiopia is connected with the port of Djibouti by road and rail for international trade. Of the 23,812 kilometers of all-weather roads in Ethiopia, 15% are asphalt. Mountainous terrain and the lack of good roads and sufficient vehicles make land transportation difficult and expensive. However, the government-owned airline's reputation is excellent. Ethiopian Airlines serves 38 domestic airfields and has 42 international destinations. Dependent on a few vulnerable crops for its foreign exchange earnings and reliant on imported oil, Ethiopia lacks sufficient foreign exchange earnings. The financially conservative government has taken measures to solve this problem, including stringent import controls and sharply reduced subsidies on retail gasoline prices. Nevertheless, the largely subsistence economy is incapable of meeting the budget requirements for drought relief, an ambitious development plan, and indispensable imports such as oil. The gap has largely been covered through foreign assistance inflows.

Real GDP (2006 est.): $13.3 billion.

Annual growth rate (2006 est.): 9.6%.

Per capita income (2006 est.): $130.

Average inflation rate (2006 est.): 13%.

Natural resources: Potash, salt, gold, copper, platinum, natural gas (unexploited).

Agriculture (47% of GDP): Products--coffee, cereals, pulses, oilseeds, khat, meat, hides and skins. Cultivated land--17%.

Industry (12% of GDP): Types--textiles, processed foods, construction, cement, and hydroelectric power.

Trade (2006 est.): Exports--$1.1 billion. Imports--$4.1 billion; plus remittances--official est. $400 million; unofficial est. $400 million.

Fiscal year: July 8-July 7.