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How Did the World Come to Look as It Does Today? - Coggle Diagram
How Did the World Come to Look as It Does Today?
The answer to this question can be seen by using
Models and variables
Variables
GDP
Nominal: The sum of the value of all the goods produced in a country in a year
Per capita: Divided by the country's population to show the average income of a person
Real: Using the value of the currency from the same year in different times so inflation doesn't affect the variable
Disposable income
It measures the amount of money that people can buy without going into debt.
It is calculated by adding all the money that a person makes, and subtracting all transfers made to others, including taxes.
PPP
Measures the purchasing power of people in a country taking into consideration prices in the country.
Models
The elephant graph
Shows the income levels that gained the most from
Shows the change in income over time for every income level
And the income levels that will be affected the most by
The hockey stick
Shows the fast increase in economic growth that started in the 19th century for most countries
Starts changing with the
And it can be explained by understanding
Economic systems
Centrally planned economy
Hasn't worked well historically
Usually outperformed by capitalism
There is no way to prove that it will never work well
Capitalism
Was caused by
The capitalist revolution
Accelerated
The industrial revolution
Accelerated
Technological progress
Caused
Globalization
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Automation
caused
Climate change
Is characterized by
Institutions
Private property
Property that one can exclude from others
It can be traded
Market
Where people willingly exchange private property for mutual benefit
Is regulated by
Competition
Firms
Were caused by the separation of
Capital goods
Land
Labor
Is bought by paying a salary
People who could only sell their labor lost
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With capitalism, specialization increased
Are a way of organizing production where
Employees provide
While the owners provide the
Have the purpose of producing goods to sell in the