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Economics

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Color illustration. A female worker in a button down shirt, glasses, and hard hat holds a sign that reads, On Strike. Caption. If a union feels that business is negotiating unfairly.

This four-part animated program examines economic systems and how they work. Shows how a system can be identified as a command, market, or mixed system. Examines the modified free enterprise economy, or mixed system, in detail. Covers the four partners and their roles, and how to determine prices according to supply and demand. Also looks at the business cycle, inflation, recession, depression, and economic growth.

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Runtime: 20 minutes 56 seconds

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