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differences
Economic systems or economies are the ways in which societies are organised to
satisfy the needs and wants of people within them.
Every economic system has in common the fact that they must answer five key
questions (see text page 5)
(subconsciously making decisions)
However, what differs is the way in which economies answer these questions.
The two broad types of economic system are the market economy and the
planned economy.
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