The Various Economic Systems Around the World Are

question 58

Multiple Choice

The various economic systems around the world are:

• A) equally effective at providing for the needs of citizens.
• B) always shaped by the free decisions of producers and consumers.
• C) known collectively as the "command economy."
• D) heavily influenced by a society's political institutions.
• E) based on the ideal of a pure subsistence economy.

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