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15 Cards in this Set
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state capitalism?
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economic and political system in which companies are privatly owned but cooperate closly w/ the gvrmt
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labor unions?
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organizations of workers that seek to improve wages and working conditions through various strategies
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primary labor market?
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offers jobs that provide extensive benefits to workers
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secondary labor market?
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jobs that provide minimal benifits to workers
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profession?
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prestigios white collar occupation that requires extensive formal education
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corporations?
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organization with a legal existance, including rights and liabilities, seperate from that of its memebers
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conglomerate?
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giant corporation composed of many smaller corporations
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monopoly?
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domination of a market by a single producer
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oligopoly?
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domination of a market by few producers
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global economy?
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expanding economic activity tha crosses national borders
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industrial revolution changed the economy in 5ways
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1. new source of energy
2.centrralization of work in factories 3.manufacturing and mass production 4.specialization 5. wage labor |
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demography?
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study of human population
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fertility?
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incdence of childbearing n a countries population
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crude birth rate?
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the number of live births in a given yr for every 1000 ppl in a population
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crue death rate?
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# of deaths in a given yr 4 every 1000 ppl in a pop
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