Monday, October 24, 2011

summary of Economic System

Merits


Capitalism 

  • Production according to the needs of consumers
  • Economics freedom 
  • Efficient utilization of resources 
  • Greater variety of consumer goods 
  • Enchanced trade , business , and research and development ( R & D )
  • Automatic incentives 
  • Flexibility 
Socialism 
  • Production according to basic needs 
  • Equitable distribution of income and wealth 
  • Better allocation of resources 
  • No series unemployment or recession ./inflation 
  • Rapid economic development 
  • Social welfare 

Demerits

Capitalism
  • Inequality of distribution of wealth and income 
  • Inflation and high unemployment rate 
  • Lack of social welfare 
  • Unnecessary variety and wasteful competition 
  • Misallocation of resources 
  • Social costs . 
Demerits
  • Lack of incentives and initiative by individuals 
  • Loss of economic freedom and consumer sovereighty 
  • Absence of competition 
  • Waste of economic resources . 

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