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Q.Describe the types of Economic systems.

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The three types of economic systems are the capitalist (market) economy, the socialist (command/planned) economy, and the mixed economy, differing in who owns resources and how economic decisions are taken.

An economic system is the arrangement by which a country decides what to produce, how to produce and for whom to produce.

1. Capitalist (Market) Economy

  • Means of production are privately owned.
  • Decisions of what, how and for whom to produce are guided by the price mechanism and the profit motive.
  • There is freedom of enterprise, competition and consumer sovereignty, with minimal government interference. Examples: USA, UK.

2. Socialist (Command / Centrally Planned) Economy

  • Means of production are owned by the state (community).
  • A central planning authority takes all major economic decisions to achieve social welfare and equality, not private profit.
  • Private property and the profit motive are largely absent. Example: the former USSR.

3. Mixed Economy

  • Combines features of both capitalism and socialism. …

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