ECOGOV: 2.4 MODERN ECONOMIES
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Transcript of ECOGOV: 2.4 MODERN ECONOMIES
COMPLETE PREP:
2.4 MODERN ECONOMIES
SECTION FOCUS AND KEY TERMS
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ECONOMICSMR. HOOD03 MARCH 2014
2.4 MODERN ECONOMIES
ECONOMICSMR. HOOD`S NOTES03 MARCH 2014
NO GOVERNMENT RELIES ONLY ON CENTRALLY PLANNED
ECONOMY
NO GOVERNMENT RELIES ONLY
ON FREE MARKET ECONOMY
MOST ECONOMIES ARE A
MIXTURE OF ECONOMIC SYSTEMS
MIXED ECONOMIES BLEND THE MARKET WITH GOVERNMENT
INTERVENTION
OBJECTIVE 1EXPLAIN THE RISE OF
MIXED ECONOMIC SYSTEMS.
CENTRALLY PLANNED
ECONOMIES HAVE DRAW BACKS
EVEN MARKET
ECONOMIES HAVE DRAW BACKS
ADAM SMITH PREACHED LAISSEZ
FAIRE
GOVERNMENT GENERALLY SHOULD NOT INTERVENE IN
THE MARKET
EVEN SMITH ACKNOWLEDGED NEED FOR CERTAIN LIMITED DEGREE OF GOVERNMENT
INTERVENTION
IN RECENT YEARS GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION HAS
BECOME GREATER
SOME NEEDS + WANTS DIFFICULT
TO ANSWER IN MARKETPLACE
EXAMPLE: NATIONAL DEFENSE
OR EDUCATION
PRIVATE PROPERTY +
PATENT CONTRACTS
GOAL IS FINDING A BALANCE BETWEEN CONTROL + FREEDOM
OBJECTIVE 2INTERPRET A
CIRCULAR FLOW MODEL OF A MIXED
ECONOMY.
GRAPH ILLUSTRATES GOVERNMENT`S ROLE IN A
MIXED ECONOMY
LIKE BUSINESSES, GOVERNMENT PURCHASES
LAND, LABOR, CAPITAL
EXAMPLE: US GOVERNMENT HAS 2.8
MILLION EMPLOYEES
GOVERNMENTS PURCHASE GOODS
AND SERVICES
GOVERNMENTS PROVIDES GOODS AND
SERVICES
GOVERNMENTS COLLECT TAXES FROM HOUSEHOLDS +
BUSINESSES
AND TRANSFER MONEY
EXAMPLE: SOCIAL SECURITY
OBJECTIVE 3COMPARE THE MIXED ECONOMIES
OF VARIOUS NATIONS ALONG A CONTINUUM BETWEEN
CENTRALLY PLANNED AND FREE MARKET SYSTEMS.
A CONTINUUM IS A RANGE WITH NO CLEAR
DIVISIONS
ONE END IS CENTRALLY PLANNED ECONOMY, OPPOSITE IS FREE
MARKET ECONOMY
NORTH KOREA OCCUPIES ONE END OF
THE SCALE
AT THE OTHER END,
IS HONG KONG
MANY COUNTRIES IN TRANSITION, MOVING AWAY FROM
CENTRALLY PLANNED ECONOMY
TO MAKE TRANSITION, STATE FIRMS MUST BE
PRIVATIZED
DIFFERENT MIXED ECONOMIES PLOTTED ON
CONTINUUM SCALE
USA HAS A FREE MARKET WITH A LITTLE GOVERNMENT
INTERVENTION
OBJECTIVE 4UNDERSTAND THE
ROLE OF FREE ENTERPRISE IN THE ECONOMY OF THE UNITED STATES.
USA HAS FREE ENTERPRISE
ECONOMY
GOVERNMENT INTERVENES TO
KEEP ORDER
US HAS HIGH LEVEL OF ECONOMIC
FREEDOM
LOW LEVEL OF
GOVERNMENT REGULATION