The document discusses the advantages and disadvantages of a planned economy. It notes that a planned economy can focus on consumer needs and have a lower crime rate, but that it also limits consumer choice, overextends government resources, and makes population needs difficult to plan for. The document then provides examples of different economic systems - China has a free market, Cuba has a planned economy, and the US has a mixed economy. Finally, it defines goods as tangible items and services as intangible uses for consumers.
The document discusses the advantages and disadvantages of a planned economy. It notes that a planned economy can focus on consumer needs and have a lower crime rate, but that it also limits consumer choice, overextends government resources, and makes population needs difficult to plan for. The document then provides examples of different economic systems - China has a free market, Cuba has a planned economy, and the US has a mixed economy. Finally, it defines goods as tangible items and services as intangible uses for consumers.
The document discusses the advantages and disadvantages of a planned economy. It notes that a planned economy can focus on consumer needs and have a lower crime rate, but that it also limits consumer choice, overextends government resources, and makes population needs difficult to plan for. The document then provides examples of different economic systems - China has a free market, Cuba has a planned economy, and the US has a mixed economy. Finally, it defines goods as tangible items and services as intangible uses for consumers.
The document discusses the advantages and disadvantages of a planned economy. It notes that a planned economy can focus on consumer needs and have a lower crime rate, but that it also limits consumer choice, overextends government resources, and makes population needs difficult to plan for. The document then provides examples of different economic systems - China has a free market, Cuba has a planned economy, and the US has a mixed economy. Finally, it defines goods as tangible items and services as intangible uses for consumers.