• The economy is a system of interrelated production and consumer activities, which ultimately determine the distribution of resources within the group.

  • The production and consumption of goods and services in general satisfies the needs of those who live and work in it.
  • A market economy, also called a free market economy, is self-regulating, allowing goods to be produced and distributed in response to demand from consumers.
  • The command economy is regulated by a government agency that determines the goods produced, their quantity and the price for them.
  • In today’s world, few economies are purely market or command.