ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

ECONOMICS

ECONOMIC INSTITUTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following best defines capitalism?
A
firms based in highly industrialized societies with operating facilities throughout the world
B
economic system based on private ownership of property and the pursuit of profit
C
unified group of military, corporate, and government leaders
D
part of an economy producing goods directly from the natural environment
E
arises from a leader’s personal characteristics
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Capitalism is often thought of as an economic system in which private actors own and control property in accord with their interests, and demand and supply freely set prices in markets in a way that can serve the best interests of society. The essential feature of capitalism is the motive to make a profit.

Detailed explanation-2: -Capitalism is an economic system characterized by private ownership of the means of production, especially in the industrial sector, with labor paid only wages. Capitalism depends on the enforcement of private property rights, which provide incentives for investment in and productive use of productive capital.

Detailed explanation-3: -Who invented capitalism? Modern capitalist theory is traditionally traced to the 18th-century treatise An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Scottish political economist Adam Smith, and the origins of capitalism as an economic system can be placed in the 16th century.

Detailed explanation-4: -It classifies capitalist economies into four categories: oligarchic capitalism, state-guided capitalism, big-firm capitalism, and entrepreneurial capitalism.

Detailed explanation-5: -The correct answer is (C) Private Ownership Of Capital Goods.

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