MBA备考商务英语泛读文选全集(9)
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ECONOMIC SYSTEMS
An economic system is an accepted way of organizing
production, establishing the rights and freedom of
ownership, using productive resources, and governing
business transactions in a society. There are three basic
types of systems:
(1) the government can produce almost all the goods and
services (a planned economy); (2) private enterprise can
produce almost everything (pure capitalism, found only in
textbook examples); and (3) there can be some government
production and some private production (a mixed economy).
No economy is entirely privately owned, but a few (e.g.,
the Peoples Republic of China and Cuba) are almost
entirely government owned. The United States is a mixed
economy, with about 90 percent of production provided by
the private sector.
Private versus state ownership percentages for 18 countries
are illustrated in Figure 1.2. Compare India, Austria,
Canada, and the United States on degrees of ownership, and
you will find some noticeable differences.
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