Economics Chapter 10: Government and the Economy
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Terms to Know:
Section 1: The Purpose of Government
- A government is an established system of political administration by which a nation, state, society, or organization is ruled.
Section 2: Government and Macroeconomics
- Macroeconomics is the study of national and international economies and how they are affected by large-scale choices and public policies.
- Microeconomics is the study of specific components within a major economy and how the choices made by individuals and businesses affect that economy.
Section 3: Governments' Potential Danger to Economies
- Socialism is an economic system based upon collective ownership and control of national resources.
- (1) Excessive Taxation
- (2) Inflation and debasement of money
- (3) Excessive public expenditure
- (4) Excessive regulation and direction of the economy
- (5) Political plundering of the economy
Section 4: American Government and the Economy
- Keynesianism is based on the belief that a society's economic problems can be better solved by "expert planners" than by the natural, automatic corrections made by a free market.
- According to Keynes, it is the government's responsibility during times of recession to "prime the economic pump", even if it means running up massive budget deficits and national debt.