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1. In relation to econ systems, many analyses of economic systems mix ___________________ systems w/ economic systems & indeed in the past there was no social sciences of politics or economics, rather social scientists examined political economic systems 2. In relation to econ systems, one of the fundamental functions that any economic system must fulfill is that an economic system impacts how & when to adapt to _____________________________ 3. In relation to the economy & the social sciences, the market concentration or _______________________________ Economics that is inherent in capitalism makes it difficult for unions to respond to ever bigger businesses 4. In relation to the economy & the social sciences, since 1950 there has been a shift in the 1st World from goods to ____________________________ because people have the disposable income to consume services such as travel & entertainment 5. In relation to the premises of capitalism, the rational, economic person is a model of humanity which assumes we do ________________________________ calculation 6. In relation to pure capitalism, for economists, ________________________ are the total payments made to "homes" including workers, land owners, capital suppliers 7. In relation to pure capitalism, for economists, _______________________________ are different than needs 8. In relation to capitalism & profit maximization, for modern economists & Marx, economically __________________ behavior is that which brings the maximum possible return in income, wealth, or profits 9. In relation to capitalism & profit maximization, it seems that if an individual, class, or even society is isolated from inequality, i.e. does not have to view others w/ more wealth, then people are ______________________________ w/ their own level 10. Market failures are built in, normal functions of the mkt in which the system produces mkt ___________________ in the form of booms or busts 11. In relation to the commons, modern economists advocate __________________________________ all resources, even those that are indivisible such as air, water, etc., via a stock mkt, share system 12. In relation to externalities, the costs of attracting mfrs reduces local _____________________ & then local services must be curtailed 13. In relation to externalities, if all regions in a nation are offering ______________________ , then no regions receive any benefits over other regions because they all cancel each other out 14. In relation to public goods, the benefit of public goods _______________________________ over to many people / the public 15. In relation to the econ functions of govt, the govt uses its econ functions to shape our economy when it increases demand to prime the econ & to correct for _______________________________ 16. In relation to the econ functions of govt, ________________________________ costs occurs when the govt estbs regs or taxes to make an econ actor pay for an externality 17. In relation to the limits to neoclassical econ, govts, charities, soc mvmts, NGOs, etc. all function, at least in part to make the system recognize individual & social ____________________________ 18. In relation to the limits to neoclassical econ, because peoples lives, the welfare of a society, the welfare of an env, community property, etc. are all ____________________________ goals, pure cap has difficulty addressing both their needs & wants 19. In relation to the econ & the env, the property rights school & the neoclassical approaches hold that envl protection can be achieved by the ______________________________________ 20. In relation to the econ & the env, __________________________________
pricing is the practice where prices & demand are compared to real
life similar goods: e.g. Nat Park prices are compared to RV park
prices
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Essays should be two, average length, hand written pages long. Be sure & answer all parts of the question. Good penmanship, grammar & spelling are important. 1. In relation to the econ & the env, discuss the most important
aspects of the relationship btwn the econ & the env. Summarize
the major differences btwn the 'neoclassicist & liberal' positions
on the env. Next, pick an envl component & use it as an example
to explore the 'neoclassicist & liberal' positions on the env
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