Global Economy

Saturday 4 December 2010

Year 12 Microeconomics and Year 13 EconBus: The Mixed Economy in China

Here is a short interview with the Chinese Premier. China has partially replaced its socialist economy with capitalism and now has a mixed economy. The Premier refers to the "invisible hand" (= price mechanism of the capitalist market economy that determines what, how and for whom products are made) and he coins the phrase "visible hand"(= the common ownership, distribution and rationing system used in a centrally planned economy).

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