ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -This economy relies on tradition and culture to choose what goods and services will be produced, how those goods and services will be produced, and how those goods and services will be distributed throughout the populace.

Detailed explanation-2: -Traditional Economy-The production of goods and services are based on a particular society’s traditional customs or beliefs; people will make what they have always made and will do the same work their parents did; exchange of goods is done through bartering.

Detailed explanation-3: -A traditional economy is a system that relies on customs, history, and time-honored believes. Tradition guides economic decisions such as production and distribution. Societies with traditional economies depend on agriculture, fishing, hunting, gathering, or some combination of them.

Detailed explanation-4: -Two current examples of a traditional or custom based economy are Bhutan and Haiti (Haiti is not a traditional economy according to CIA Factbook ). Traditional economies may be based on custom and tradition, with economic decisions based on customs or beliefs of the community, family, clan, or tribe.

Detailed explanation-5: -The primary group for whom goods and services are produced in a traditional economy is the tribe or family group. In a command economy, the central government decides what goods and services will be produced, what wages will be paid to workers, what jobs the workers do, as well as the prices of goods.