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Q.(a) Compare the features among Capitalism, Secularism and Mixedism.

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(b) Discuss the various methods of estimating the National Income of a Country.
Puducherry TnboardTamil Nadu HSC (DGE) Commerce Board 2023Subjective· 5mImportance★★★★★
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(a) Capitalism = private ownership + market; socialism = state ownership + planning; mixed economy = both together. (b) National income is measured by the product, income and expenditure methods.

(a) Comparison of Capitalism, Socialism and Mixed economy (the paper prints "Secularism," which is a misprint for "Socialism"):

BasisCapitalismSocialismMixed economy
Ownership of resourcesPrivate individualsState / communityBoth private and public
Decision-makingFree market and price mechanismCentral planning authorityMarket + planning together
MotivePrivate profitSocial welfareProfit with welfare
Role of governmentMinimalComplete controlRegulates and participates
Competition & choiceFull freedom and competitionLittle freedom, no competitionRegulated freedom
ExampleUSAFormer USSRIndia

(b) Methods of estimating National Income:

  1. Product / Output (Value-added) method: add the net value added by all producing units in the primary, secondary and tertiary sectors; summing value added avoids double counting.
  2. Income method: add all factor incomes earned in production — rent, wages, interest and profit (i.e. income of land, labour, capital and enterprise) to get National Income at factor cost. …

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