economic vocabulary terms. what is economics? social science that seeks to describe the factors...
TRANSCRIPT
Economic Vocabulary Terms
What is Economics?
• Social science that seeks to describe the factors which determine the production, distribution and consumption of goods and services.
• Explains how and what and why something is produced, how is it sold, who and what is bought
Collective Farming
•Communal farming in which several farmers run their holdings as a joint enterprise
Command Economy
•A system of resource management in which decisions about production and distribution of goods and services are made by a central authority (the government)
Commodity
•People with common interests living in a particular area
Cottage Industry
•A business that employs workers in their homes
Trade Deficit
•Spending more on trade imports than making on exports
E-Commerce
•Buying and selling on the internet
Free Enterprise
•A system in which private individuals or groups have the right to own property or businesses and make a profit with limited government interference
Free Trade Zone
•An area of a country in which trade restrictions do no apply
Infrastructure
•Public services or systems such as power, water and sewage, transportation and communication networks, and schools and health care facilities.
Market Economy
•An economic system based on free enterprise, in which businesses are privately owned and production and prices are determined by supply and demand
Industrialization
•The process in which a society or country transforms itself from a primarily agricultural society into one based on the manufacturing of goods and service
Tariff
•A tax on imports
Capitalism
•A system in which factors of production are privately owned
Mixed Economy
•A system of resource management in which the government supports and regulates enterprise through decisions that affect the marketplace
Regulates
•To govern or direct according to rule
More Developed Counties•A country that has highly developed and advanced technological infrastructure
Less Developed Countries• A country that exhibits the lowest indicators of socioeconomic development
Newly Industrialized Countries•A country that has begun
transitioning from primarily agricultural to primarily manufacturing and industrial activity
• Mexico, China
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)•The value of goods and services produced within a country in one year
• Produced within the countries borders
Gross National Product (GNP)•The value of goods and services produced by a country in one year
• Goods and service produced outside the countries borders
Natural Resources
•Materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain.
Trade Surplus
•Earning more money from export sales than spending for imports
Traditional Economy
•A system in which tradition and customs control all economic activity
• EX) Amish