ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -capitalism, also called free market economy or free enterprise economy, economic system, dominant in the Western world since the breakup of feudalism, in which most means of production are privately owned and production is guided and income distributed largely through the operation of markets.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Capitalism is an economic and a political system in which the factors of production are owned by private individuals or firms. The sole desire to earn a profit presides over their decisions.

Detailed explanation-4: -In a market economy, almost everything is owned by individuals and private businesses-not by the government. Natural and capital resources like equipment and buildings are not government-owned. The goods and services produced in the economy are privately owned.

Detailed explanation-5: -Brief explanations are given for these characteristics of the market system: private property, freedom of enterprise and choice, the role of self-interest, competition, markets and prices, the reliance on technology and capital goods, specialization, use of money, and the active, but limited role of government.