Financial System, Assets, and Monetary Policy
The Financial System and Monetary Policy
1. The Financial System and Its Intermediaries
The financial system comprises financial intermediaries and the markets in which they operate. Its function is to connect and coordinate to provide funding to meet demand.
Financial intermediaries include:
- Private banks aimed at making profits for their owners.
- Savings banks are nonprofit entities that allocate their profits to charitable and social causes.
- Credit unions whose depositors are their partners, who are,
Taylorism, Fordism, Toyotism, ILO, and the Euro Explained
Taylorism, Fordism, Toyotism, ILO, and the Euro
Taylorism: Scientific Management
Taylorism is the practice of scientific management. Frederick Winslow Taylor advocated breaking down production into individual tasks. He conducted detailed studies of the factory process to recommend specific changes for efficiency.
Fordism: Mass Production and Consumption
Fordism combines mass production (the factory system where each worker performs a single task in a production chain) with mass consumption (redistribution
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Functions of the Public Sector
The public sector, in economic matters, strives to achieve three primary goals:
- Promote economic efficiency.
- Procure equality for citizens by improving income distribution.
- Encourage economic stability and growth.
To achieve these objectives, the public sector performs the following functions:
- Taxation: Establishing and collecting taxes.
- Regulation: Regulating economic activity by creating laws and regulations (e.g., competition laws, advertising laws).
- Provision of Goods
Understanding Economics: Macro, Micro, and Health Perspectives
Understanding Key Economic Concepts
Economics: A social science that studies the production, distribution, exchange, and consumption of goods and services.
Macroeconomics
Macroeconomics: A branch of economics that studies national economies and the determinants of national income, output, and the interrelationship among diverse economic factors.
Microeconomics
Microeconomics: A branch of economics that studies the decisions of individual consumers, households, and firms, and how these decisions interact
Read MoreUnderstanding Macroeconomic Policy, GDP, and Economic Indicators
Macroeconomic Policy
Macroeconomic policy encompasses a set of government measures designed to influence the progress of the economy, focusing on key objectives such as production growth, employment, and price stability.
Objectives of Macroeconomics
- Production Growth: Measured by the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), which represents the market value of all final goods and services produced within a country in a year. Final goods are those ready for use or consumption. Potential GDP refers to the maximum
Public Sector Intervention & Economic Policy
Public Sector Interventions: Economic Policy
Economic policy refers to the set of measures and instruments that the state uses to intervene in economic activity and promote the country’s progress.
The Existence of Public Goods
Ideally, the market should supply a sufficient amount of goods and services that society demands. However, this is not always the case. There are situations where the market fails to meet certain social demands. These are often referred to as “unprofitable goods”.