Market Economic System
Overview
Imagine an economy with no central plan: no official deciding how many shoes to make or what bread should cost. Instead, the choices of millions of buyers and sellers, guided only by prices, decide everything. That is a market economic system, and for all its strengths it also has real weaknesses.
In this lesson you will weigh up the market system fairly: the efficiency, choice and incentives it brings, set against the inequality, missing public goods and pollution it can leave behind. By the end you will be able to argue both sides and reach a balanced judgement, exactly what evaluation questions demand.
Objectives
- advantages of the market economic system
- disadvantages of the market economic system
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Congratulations on completing the lesson on Market Economic System. Now that youve explored the key concepts and ideas, its time to put your knowledge to the test. This section offers a variety of practice questions designed to reinforce your understanding and help you gauge your grasp of the material.
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Use this evaluation section as an opportunity to reinforce your understanding of the topic and to identify any areas where you may need additional study. Don't be discouraged by any challenges you encounter; instead, view them as opportunities for growth and improvement.
- In a market economic system, resources are allocated mainly by: A. the government B. the price mechanism C. a central plan D. trade unions Answer: B
- Which is an advantage of the market system? A. equal incomes B. provision of public goods C. efficiency through competition D. no pollution Answer: C
- A market system tends NOT to provide: A. luxury cars B. fashion clothing C. national defence D. mobile phones Answer: C
- A disadvantage of the market system is that it: A. responds to consumer demand B. can create great inequality C. encourages innovation D. lowers costs Answer: B
- The idea that consumer spending decides what is produced is called: A. market failure B. consumer sovereignty C. an externality D. a public good Answer: B
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