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GOVERNMENT INVOLVEMENT Buyers and sellers must be free to operate with minimal government intervention.
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MARKET ECONOMY
PRIVATE PROPERTY
• Buyers and sellers are free to own and use private property.
GOVERNMENT INVOLVEMENT
• Buyers and sellers must be free to operate with minimal government intervention.
VOLUNTARY EXCHANGE
• Buyers and sellers act in their own self-interest when doing business together.
PROFIT
• Sellers are free to make as much profit as they can.
COMPETITION
• Sellers can use any method (legally) in order to get consumers to buy their products
CONSUMER SOVEREIGNTY
• Consumers are free to buy almost anything they want (legally). They vote with their dollars.
SPECIALIZATION• Buyers and sellers are able to concentrate
their efforts in areas where they have an advantage.
Impact of Market EconomiesADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
Economic Freedom – jobs, purchases
No public goods – national defense
Political Freedom No welfare systemQuicker response to change
Unequal distribution of wealth
Profit Unequal opportunities
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