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COMMANDTRANSITION
FREE MARKETHOW DIFFERENT ECONOMIC SYSTEMS
AFFECT INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
MGMT1101 – WEEK 12
THEQUESTION
Economic systems among countries exist in a spectrum with command economy at one end, and free market economy on the other.
How would the characteristics of this range of economic systems affect the risks and operations of international business?
Use three specific countries in your presentation to exemplify your ideas.
1Types of
ECONOMICSYSTEMS
PRESENTATION OVERVIEW
2 3CASE
STUDIESGroup
DISCUSSION
WHAT IS AN ECONOMIC SYSTEM?1
An economic system is....
An organized way in which a state or nation allocatesits resources, and distributes goods and services in the national community.
SPECTRUM OFECONOMIC SYSTEMS
COMMAND TRANSITION FREE MARKET
HIGH level of government control LOW level of government control
EMERGING
WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS?
HOW DO THEY COMPARE?
FREE MARKETECONOMY
Private property rightsIncentives for individual entrepreneurship
Resources allocated through market forcesConsumer preferences
Open / globalised economyProfit motive for firms
COMMAND ECONOMY
State ownership of resourcesLack of individual incentives
Resources allocated centrallyPolitical preferences
Closed economyFirms seek to fulfil quotas
WHAT ABOUTTRANSITION ECONOMIES?
What brings about the
TRANSITION?
POLITICALCHANGE
MACROECONOMICSTABILISATION
MARKETISATION INSTITUTIONDEVELOPMENT
CASE STUDIES2
North Korea China Hong Kong
THREE ECONOMIESin the spotlight...
COMMAND TRANSITION FREE MARKET
Why these economies?
So close to each other.....yet so different!
NORTH KOREA
Features ofNORTH KOREA
Largest command economy in the world - USD$12.3b
Operates under a totalitarian government
High barriers to FDI
Has sanctions imposed on by the UN
Case study:NosotekFirst western invested IT joint venture company in North Korea.
Low tariffs + skilled labour = opportunity!
Develops apps and games for iPhone, wii, Facebook
Client confidentiality is well hidden
Uses many mediators to overcome sanctions and stigma
CHINA
Features ofCHINA
Largest transition economy in the world - USD$7.318 trillion
Economic liberalisation without political change
High degree of state intervention
Rule of law still not guaranteed
Case study:VolkswagenBegan partnership with a Chinese consortium in the 1980s
Builds models in China, for China
Shares technology with China
Able to build good relationships with the Chinese government
Has 18% market share, nearly 1 in 5 cars in China is a VW!
HONG KONG
Where is
HONG KONG?
How big isHONG KONG?
A. 1/2 size of Sydney
B. 1/6 size of Sydney
C. 1/12 size of Sydney
SIZECOMPARISON
Features ofHONG KONGPart of China but has own capitalist economy and government
Freest economy in the world (WTO)
Low government interference
What could go wrong?
Case study:Krispy KremeOperated 9 franchises in 2006, closed down to 2 by 2009
Lack of market research
High rental costs
Too many competitors
DISCUSSION3
Question
Our case studies show that there are 2 sides to every coin.
Have you changed your thoughts about particular economic systems?
THANK YOU!