Chapter 11 - INDUSTRY Introduction
REMEMBER! Three sectors of the economy: 1. Primary 2. Secondary 3. Tertiary Agriculture, Mining, fishing, logging Textiles, manufacturing, industry Services
Definitions: INDUSTRY: - Refers to the manufacturing of goods in a factory
Definitions: Globalization: - The increasing interconnectedness of the world (economically AND socially)
Definitions: Outsourcing: - A decision by a corporation to turn over much of the responsibility for production to independent suppliers.
Definitions: Capitalism: - Economic system in which all aspects of and levels of the economy (primary, secondary, tertiary) are privately owned.
Definitions: Communism: - Economic system where all property is owned by everyone (no private property). Gov. usually directs with total control over economic aspects.