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Free Enterprise System, Socialism, & Communism
Learning Goal 3: Describe the historical origins and characteristics of the free enterprise system, socialism and
communism and explain how free enterprise affected industrialization. (TEKS/SE’s 8E,17B,18A,B,C,F)
The Big Question: How did the free enterprise system affect the Industrial Revolution?
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3 Questions all Economies must answer:
• What should be produced?
• How should it be produced?
• Who should benefit from it?
Basic Economics: Each society has limited resources to meet the unlimited wants of its members
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The Cow Example: Capitalism
• You have two cows
• You sell one cow in exchange for a bull
• You breed the two and sell all your calves for profit
• Mama cow provides you with milk
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The Cow Example: Socialism
• You have two cows
• You give them both to the government
• The government redistributes all the cows amongst the entire population
• You now own one cow which provides you with milk
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The Cow Example: Communism
• You have two cows
• The government takes them both from you
• You now own no cows, but work to raise cows on the government-owned dairy farm.
• The government decides how much milk you need and gives it to you
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The Free Enterprise System (Capitalism)
• Key philosopher: Adam Smith published The Wealth of Nations in 1776
• Role of Government: Limited -supplies some services -sets & enforces rules to ensure economy runs
smoothly • Means of production: Privately owned
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Free Enterprise cont.
• Property rights: People have the right to own property & use it as they choose
• Competition/Cooperation: Competition improves trade
-new ideas, better quality, lower prices • Worker’s rights: Labor is just another means of production. Workers are free to find another job at any time.
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Socialism • Key Thinker: Robert Owen
• Role of Government: Significant - owns some of the means of production -sets & enforces rules to ensure workers treated
fairly -tries to ensure equal distribution of benefits to
all people • Means of production: Both publicly & privately
owned
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Socialism cont.
• Property rights: Still some private property.
• Competition/Cooperation: Overall, balances both – but tilted towards cooperation
• Worker’s rights: Very important – socialism was created to improve the terrible working conditions of laissez-faire capitalism
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Communism
• Key thinker: Karl Marx, wrote Communist Manifesto in 1848 and Capital in 1867
• Role of Government: Total control of economy - answers 3 Basic Economic questions - govt there to ensure equality & harmony • Means of Production: owned by the government
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Communism cont.
• Property rights: No private property
• Competition/Cooperation: Work together to ensure everyone’s needs are met
• Worker’s Rights: Everyone is equal – and has equal rights