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capital goods   manufactured or constructed items that are used to produce goods and services  
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central planning   detailed economic processes and goals developed by government; usually associated with communist economies  
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command economy   an economic system in which all or many of the means of production and distribution are owned and controlled by the government  
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communism   a common economic system in which the government controls the economic system and does not allow private ownership of the means of production and distribution  
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competition   the rivalry two or more business to attract scare customers dollars  
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consumer goods   tangible items produced for personal use  
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comsumers   people who use goods and services to satisfy their wants  
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demand   the quantity of a good or service that buyers are ready to buy at a given price at a particular time  
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distribution   the process or activity by which income is divided among resource owners and producers  
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economic resources   the human and natural resources and capital goods used to produce goods and servicers; also known as factors of production  
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economic system   the organized way in which a country handles its economic decisions and solves its economic problems  
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economic vote   term used to describe consumer approval of products expressed by the purchased of products  
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financial capital   money needed to operate a business  
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government   a country's arrangement for making and enforcing laws  
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human resources   people who work to produce goods and services  
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human services programs   benefits such as free medical care, education, and financial assistance that are provided by a government to its citizen  
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industrial goods   tangible items that will be consumed by industrial users  
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interdependent   influencing or relying upon one another  
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market economy   an economic system in which the questions of what, how, and for whom products will be produced are answered by individuals and businesses in marketplace  
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markets   arrangements for the buying and selling of goods and services  
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means of production   all the resources required in the production of goods and services  
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medium of exchange   something of value that can be used to obtain goods and services; most common form is money  
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mixed economy   an economic system in which elements of market and socialist command economies are combined  
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natural resources   items that are found in nature and used to produce goods and services  
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producers   the people that make or provide goods and services  
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production   the economic process or activity of producing goods and services  
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profit   monetary reward a business owner receives for taking the risk involved in investing in a business; income left once all expenses are paid  
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quotas   specific goals to be met  
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resource   any item that is used to accomplish another activity, such as producing/providing goods and services  
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scarcity   a condition resulting from the gap between limited resources and unlimited wants for goods and services  
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socialism   a common economic system in which government owns some basic means of production and allows private ownership of businesses as well  
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subsistence   existence at a level that barley supports life  
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supply   the quantity of a good or service that sellers are able and willing to offer for sale at a specified price in a given time period  
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traditional economy   an economic system in which people produce only what they must have to exist; all economic decisions are based on habit and tradition  
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welfare state   a government that provides multiple social programs such as free health care and education to its citizens  
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