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A given economy is the result of a set of processes that involves its culture, values, education,
technological evolution, history, social organization, political structure and legal systems, as well
as its geography, natural resource endowment, and ecology, as main factors. These factors give
context, content, and set the conditions and parameters in which an economy functions. The
largest national economies by continent are: the United States in the Americas,[1] Germany in
Europe,[2] Nigeria in Africa,[3] China in Asia[4] and Australia in Oceania.[5]
A market-based economy is where goods and services are produced without obstruction or
interference, and exchanged according to demand and supply between participants (economic
agents) by barter or a medium of exchange with a credit or debit value accepted within the
network, such as a unit of currency and at some free market or market clearing price. Capital and
labor can move freely to any area of emerging shortage, signaled by rising price, and thus
dynamically and automatically relieve any such threat. Market based economies require
transparency on information, such as true prices, to work, and may include various kinds of
immaterial production, such as affective labor that describes work carried out that is intended to
produce or modify emotional experiences in people, but does not have a tangible, physical
product as a result.
A command-based economy is where a central political agent commands what is produced and
how it is sold and distributed. Shortages are common problems with a command-based economy,
as there is no mechanism to manage the information (prices) about the systems natural supply
and demand dynamics.
A green economy is low-carbon, resource efficient, and socially inclusive. In a green economy,
growth in income and employment are driven by public and private investments that reduce
carbon emissions and pollution, enhance energy and resource efficiency, and prevent the loss of
biodiversity and ecosystem services.[6]