1. Types of Economies Remember:
the type of economy a society has influences how the society/government functions, and vice versa

2. 4 Types of Economies
Traditional
Market
Command
Mixed

3. Traditional Economy Found in rural, under-developed countries– Vanuatu
Pygmies of Congo
Eskimos & Indian tribes
Belarus
Customs govern the economic decisions that are made
Farming, hunting and gathering are done the same way as the generation before

4. Traditional Economy Cont’d.
Economic activities are centered around the family or ethnic unit
Men and women are given different economic roles and tasks
Advantages: people have specific roles; security in the way things are done
Disadvantages: Technology is not used; difficult to improve

5. Free Market Characterized by:
private ownership of property/resources
Desire to make $$ (profit)‏
competition
consumer sovereignty
no government intervention whatsoever
Principles of capitalism/free market were first developed by Adam Smith

6. Assume you and a friend (the person sitting next to you) are opening a pizza parlor. You reside in a free market economy. Take 3 minutes and figure out how you will make your pizza in order to make the most money

7. It is essentially survival of the fittest.
Remember, in a true free market economy there is absolutely no government intervention.
It is essentially survival of the fittest.
Thus,you can buy/sell any of the following…

8. Battery Acid Pizza

9. Dandelion Pizza

10. Nicotine Pizza
Nicotine acts as a stimulant in mammals and is the main factor responsible for the dependence-forming properties of tobacco smoking. According to the American Heart Association, the "nicotine addiction has historically been one of the hardest addictions to break."

11. Adam Smith Wrote The Wealth of Nations Traced the development of
industry and commerce in
Europe
- Smith concluded that a free-market economy was the most efficient
In it he basically created the study of “economics” as we know it today. Also provided one of the first convincing rationales for free trade and capitalism

12. Command Economy characterized by:
central ownership of property/resources
centrally planned economy
lack of consumer choice.
Karl Marx provided the ideological foundation for this system - most commonly known as communism.

13. In a command economy consumers have very little, or no choice in what they can purchase…
You will buy Gov’t Inc Pizza and you will like it!!!!
But it’s always burnt!! I hate their pizza!
Gov’t Inc Pizza

14. I really enjoy workin' on the good ol' farm
Or even their occupation...
I really enjoy workin' on the good ol' farm
Not anymore you won't. We need to industrialize quickly. You must move to the city and work in the steel factory!!

15. Karl Marx Founded communism (With Freiderich Engels)
Stressed an economy controlled by the government
His goal was to prevent human alienation and end individual greed

16. Marx continued...
Wrote The Communist Manifesto – felt that capitalism was inherently evil and that workers should unite and revolt against it
Last line of the book, “Workers of the world unite!”

17. Marx broke down society into two basic classes:
Marx continued...
Marx broke down society into two basic classes:
The proletariat – the working class
The bourgeoisie – the owners of capital (factory owners)

18. Marx continued…
The totalitarian and often violent form of communism that emerged in the early 20th century was nothing like what Marx envisioned.
“The death of one person is a tragedy, the death of a million is a statistic” – Josef Stalin
The idea of a classless society is a noble idea, however, it has been almost impossible to implement
(His ideas work in theory, but not in practice)

19. Communist Countries today:
China, North Korea, Laos, Vietnam, Cuba

20. Mixed Economy
Individuals and businesses make decisions for the private sector
Government makes some decisions for the public sector (ex. regulation of monopolies)‏
Government's role is greater than in a free- market economy, but less than in a command economy
Most economies in the world today are mixed economies

21. In a Mixed Economy the gov’t regulates what goes into the goods we purchase in order to protect us
Battery Acid Pizza
Nicotine Pizza

22. And you can buy your pizza wherever you want to…

23. Homework
Pretend you live in either a Free-Market, Command, or Mixed Economy and choose ONE of the following:
Write a one page “letter home” to a family member describing the economy OR…
Draw a detailed, color cartoon depicting what the economy would “look like”. Please include a brief description of what you drew