Business Administration & Management Mr. Bernstein Types of Economic-Political Systems, pp February 23, 2015
Business Administration & Management Mr. Bernstein Capitalism AKA Free Enterprise or Market Economy Citizens are Free to Own Property of Their Choice Citizens are Free to Operate Business Ventures of Their Choice 2
Business Administration & Management Mr. Bernstein Socialism Government Controls the Factors of Production (Natural Resources, Labor, Capital and Entrepreneurship) “Mixed Economy” because some private ownership is allowed 3
Business Administration & Management Mr. Bernstein Communism Government Controls Nearly All the Factors of Production (Natural Resources, Labor, Capital and Entrepreneurship) “Command Economy” Relatively Few Successful Nations 4
Business Administration & Management Mr. Bernstein Modern China “Mixed Command” Economy? 5