How do different economic systems affect quality of life?

9.2.4 a)   What are the principles of market economy?

9.2.4 b)   Why do governments intervene in a market economy?

9.2.4 c)   Why is Canada viewed as having a mixed economy?

9.2.4 d)  What is the role of the consumer in market and mixed economies?

9.2.4 e)  To what extent do consumer actions reflect individual and collective identity?

9.2.4 f)  How has the emergence of labour unions impacted market and mixed economies? 

9.2.4 g)  What are some similarities and differences in the way governments in Canada and the United States intervene in the market economies?

9.2.4 h)  How do the economic systems of Canada and the United States differ in answering the basic economic question of scarcity?

6.1: What Are the Principles of a Market Economy?

6.2: Why Do Governments Intervene in a Market Economy?

6.3: Why is Canada Viewed as Having a Mixed Economy?

6.4: Role of the Consumer in Market and Mixed Economies

6.5: How Do Consumer Actions Reflect Identity?

6.6: Labour Unions and the Economy

6.7: Comparing Government Interventions – Canada vs. USA

6.8: Scarcity and Economic Systems