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Designing a new country involves creating a flag, holidays, and considering the economy, which involves prioritizing between goals and resources in either a planned economy controlled by the state or a market economy driven by buyers and sellers. While GDP measures economic growth, other indicators like HDI and GDI are important for assessing well-being, and cartels, like The Phoebus Cartel, manipulate markets for profit.
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- Economic systems are categorized based on how resources are allocated, with planned economies being state-controlled and market economies driven by market forces.
- While GDP is a common measure of economic growth, indicators like HDI and GDI provide a more holistic view of well-being, highlighting the importance of considering various factors beyond just economic output.
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Creating a Country: Economy, Flags, and Priorities
- Designing a new country involves creating a flag, holidays, and considering the economy.
- Citizens have infinite needs and desires, while resources are limited.
- The economy involves prioritizing between goals and resources.
- Economic systems are based on how resources are prioritized.
- Planned economy and market economy are two opposing systems.
- Planned economies are controlled by the state, while market economies are driven by buyers and sellers.
- The equilibrium price in a market economy is where supply equals demand.
- Cartels, like The Phoebus Cartel, manipulate markets for profit.
- GDP measures economic growth, but other indicators like HDI and GDI are also important for assessing well-being.
