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Market economy (capitalist)
A
Resources are owned privately
All decisions are made by the owners of resources
Allocate resources using price system
2
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Planned economy (communist)
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Resources are owned collectively, by the state
Decisions are made by a planning authority (government)
3
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The Role of Markets
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Markets help to allocate scarce resources to satisfy the many competing wants in an economic system.
It coordinates decisions between buyers and sellers in a decentralised way, when people engage in exchange, they benefit
Economics
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