Chapter 9 Flashcards
Refers to the greatly increased output of machine-made goods that began in England during the 18th century
Industrial revolution
The increase in their landholdings enables them to cultivate larger fields, using new seeding and harvesting methods, within these larger fields, Called ____
Enclosures
The process of _____ proved to be one of the best developments of the scientific farmers
Crop rotation
The process of developing machine production of goods, required such resources
Industrialization
Britain had all the ____ , these were the resources needed to produce goods and services that industrial revolution required
Factors of production
Wealthy textile merchants set up the machines in large buildings called____
Factories
A person who organizes, manages, and takes on the risks of a business
Entrepreneur
City buliding and the movement of people to cities
Urbanization
A social class of skilled workers, professionals, businesspeople, and wealthy farmers
Middle class
A business owned by stockholders who share in its profits but are not personally responsible for its debts
Corporation
Refers to the economic policy of letting owners of industry and business set working conditions without interference
Laissez faire
A professor at the university of Glasgow, Scotland, defended the idea of a free economy, or free markets, in his 1776 book ‘The Wealth of Nation’
Adam Smith
An economic system in which money is invested in business ventures with the goal of making profit
Capitalism
An English philosopher named Jeremy Bentham introduced the philosophy of ___
Utilitarianism
The factor of production are owned by the public and operate for the welfare of all
Socialism