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capital resources: the processed materials, equipment and services used in production.
human resources: the efforts of people in production, including business and labour.
economics: the study of how to distribute scarce resources among alternative ends.
self interest motive: people will make economic choices resulting in them receiving the greatest satisfaction at the time
oppurtunity cost: the utility that could have been gained by choosing an options best alternative.
pure traditional:
very simple
only a few items are produced
produce what is needed
doesn't change much over the years
(lost tribes of brazil)
pure command:
government or some central group makes decisions
produce for who the government wants to produce for
changes somewhat
(communist style of government)
pure market:
government and business decide what to produce
produce for demand
this system changes a lot
(western world, canada & the US)
old age security (1927):
retired people need an income
everyone 65+ gets 492 a month, regardless of income.
if you meet financial requirements 550 a month guaranteed supplement
employment insurance (1946):
financial help while temporarily out of work
employers and employees pay into it monthly
canadian pension plan (1965):
people pay into a government pension plan
employers and emplyees contribute an equal amount