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GSE Unit 5 Vocab Rev
GSE Unit 5 Vocabulary Review #3
Term | Definition |
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wage | term for one’s financial earnings |
economic continuum | a 0-100 scale which ranks world economies from most command-leaning (0) to most market-leaning (100) |
mixed economy | term used to describe the market/command/traditional blending of all modern world economies |
dissident | a person who opposes the authority of an established government |
graft | financial gain through illegal means, typically through kickbacks and bribes |
infrastructure | a nation’s buildings, roads, bridges, power grids, etc. |
privatize | to transfer a business, industry, or service for public (government) to private control |
rations | a fixed amount of a product or service allowed during times of shortage |
subsidies | money granted by the government to assist a business or industry in lowering the cost of its product/service |
boycott | refusal to purchase a good/service from a specific company or country |
domestic | term which refers to the products of services originating in one’s own country; it is the antonym of foreign |
embargo | a trade barrier which blocks all trade with another nation |
quota | a trade barrier which places a limit on imported goods |
sanction | the act of economically punishing another nation |
tariff | a trade barrier which places a tax on imported goods |
trade barrier | any activity which slows or outright blocks the free exchange of goods and services between nations |