1. The Story of Stuff What is the materials economy?
Who is more powerful, the government or the corporations?
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2. Economy

3. Economy
The economy is the production, trade and purchasing of goods within a region.
EG: Global Economy
Canadian Economy
Economy of Ontario
We are all part of the economy because we buy things and, in turn, need to work (eventually) in order to buy more things.

4. How we make money
Canada’s GDP (Gross Domestic Product) in each industry.
1.7 % in Agriculture
28.5 % in Industry (secondary)
69.8 % in Services
(2011 stats)

5. Industries Primary Industry: removes resources from the earth/sea
Eg:
Secondary: transforms raw materials into something else (finished good).
Tertiary Industry: sales and services (sometimes sale of a secondary finished product)
Quaternary Industry: a subset of tertiary dealing with goods and services online.

6. How to make $$$
PRIMARY Agriculture - products: wheat, barley, oilseed, tobacco, fruits, vegetables; dairy products; fish; forest products
PRIMARY Industries: petroleum and natural gas; unprocessed minerals
SECONDARY Industries:
transportation equipment, chemicals, processed minerals, food products, wood and paper products, fish products,

7. The Dark Side Corporations are the main part of the global economy.
Many corporations make huge profits through exploitation.
Last Year: Rana Plaza Collapse
What happened?
Why?
What can be done now?
What is regulation?
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