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Comparative Politics Exam II
Political Economic Systems
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Political Studies
Undergraduate 3
03/04/2009

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Term

role of state in economy

Liberalism

Definition

little;

Weak state

Term

role of state in economy

Social Democracy

Definition

some state ownership & regulation

 

high taxes for more social expenditures (equality)

Term

role of state in economy

Communism

Definition

total state ownership

extensive welfare state

no private property (everything nationalized)

Term

role of state in economy

Mercantilism

Definition

much state ownership or direction

small welfare state

state power

Term

role of market

Liberalism

Definition

laissez faire

paramount

 

Term

role of market

Social democracy

Definition
important but regulated to benefit society
Term

role of market

Communism

Definition
NONE
Term

role of market

mercantilism

Definition

limited;

market exists to further national economic power & administered by state policy

Term

state capacity & autonomy

Liberalism

Definition
low capacity and autonomy
Term

state capacity  & autonomy

Social democracy

Definition

moderate

higher autonomy and capacity than liberalism

Term

state capacity & autonomy

Communism

Definition
extremely high
Term

state capacity & autonomy

Mercantilism

Definition
high
Term

state capacity & autonomy

Mercantilism

Definition
high capacity & autonomy
Term

Liberalism's

thinker & contribution

Definition

Adam Smith

The Wealth of Nations (1776)

-economic development requires limited govt interference

Term

Social Democracy's

thinker & contribution

Definition

Edward Bernstein

Evolutionary Socialism (1898)

-rejected Marx's "inevitable revolution" arguing economic equality can be achieved through democratic participation

Term

Communism's

thinker & contribution

Definition

Karl Marx

Das Kapital (1867)

-human history is driven by economics and inequality and revolution will inevitably replace capitalism for total equality

Term

Mercantilism's

thinker & contribution

Definition

Friedrich List

National System of Political Economy (1841)

-rejected free-trade theories of liberalism

-states must play strong role in protecting & developing national economy against foreign competitors

Term
parastatals
Definition
partial or full state ownership of specific industries
Term

importance of equality in

Liberalism

Definition

low

(individual freedom is high)

Term

importance of equality

Social Democracy

Definition
high
Term

importance of equality

communism

Definition

VERY HIGH

(no individual freedom)

Term

importance of equality

Mercantilism

Definition
low
Term

(3) examples of Liberalism

poli/econ system

Definition

U.S.A

U.K.

Canada

Term

(3) examples of Social Democracy

as poli/econ system

Definition

scandanavian Europe

-France

-Germany

-Sweden

Term

(3) ex of Communism

as poli/econ system

Definition

Cuba

Soviet Union

China

Term

(3) ex Mercantilism

as poli/econ system

Definition

Japan

South Korea

India

Term
GDP
Definition
the total market value of all goods & services produced within a country over a period of one year
Term
PPP
Definition

Purchasing Power Parity

estimates the buying power of income in each country by comparing similar costs, using prices in US as benchmark

Term
Gini index
Definition

measures the amount of economic inequality in a society

perfect equality = 0 gini index

complete inequality = 100 gini index

Term
HDI
Definition

Human Development Index

measures the wellbeing of the country

-includes total amount of wealth in a country (GDP) & distribution (Gini) & includes adult literacy, life expectancy, education

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