module 15 lesson 4 Flashcards

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1
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an economic thinker that wrote about a radical form of socialism

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Karl Marx

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2
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promoted the theory of capitalism

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adam smith

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3
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promoted the theory of socialism

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saint-simon

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4
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promoted the theory of utilitarianism

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bentham

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5
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promoted the theory of utopianism

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robert owen

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6
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supporters say that good government creates policies that benefit the greatest number of people

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ultilitarianism

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7
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states that society has no social distinctions

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communism

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8
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states that laws should be ignored and that governments should be eliminated

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anarchism

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9
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states that laws should protect the rights of workers

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socialism

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10
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states that competition determines the price of a product

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capitalism

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11
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states that the government should own the means of production

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socialism

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12
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states that businesses should not be regulated by the government

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capitalism

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13
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states that wealth should be distributed equally among all citizens

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communism

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14
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states that businesses are privately owned by individuals

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capitalism

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15
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what were adam smiths three natural laws of economics?

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1) law of self-interest
2) law of competition
3) law of supply and demand

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16
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What did Malthus and Ricardo say about the effects of population

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Malthus said population growth could lead to starvation, low wages

17
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economic theory that argues that governments should not interfere with business affairs

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laissez faire

18
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philospher who defended laissez-faire economics

19
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economic syestem in which people invest money to make a profit

20
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belief that an idea is only as good as it is useful

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utilitarianism

21
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belief that businesses should be owned by society as a whole

22
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economic thinker who wrote about a radical form of socialism

23
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form of socialism in which all production is owned by the people

24
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belief that people should be able to develop freely without government interference

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organized groups of workers that bargain with business owners to get better pay and working conditions
union
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organized refusal to work
strike