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'''Economics''' is a social [[science]] concerned with how society produces, allocates, and consumes goods and services.
 
  
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== Issues in economics ==
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Economics deals with a large number of issues:
 
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* [[Theory of value]]: What are things worth?  Why are they worth what they're worth?
 
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* [[Economic justice]]: What is a "fair" distribution of resources in a society?
 
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* [[Economic prosperity]]: What policies encourage economic growth and development?
 
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* [[Economic prediction]]: What can the economic realities today tell us about the economic realities of tomorrow?
 
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== Disciplines within economics ==
 
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Economics is a very broad discipline, and involves the following other disciplines as well:
 
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* [[Moral philosophy]]: How ''ought'' a society produce and distribute goods and services?
 
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* [[Psychology]]: What principles underlie human economic decision-making?
 
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* [[Mathematics]]: What mathematical models can predict economic outcomes?
 
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* [[Ecology]]: What economic policies and practices are ecologically sustainable?
 
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==Branches of economics==
 
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* [[Microeconomics]]: the study of economic decisions in individual people, businesses, and markets;
 
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* [[Macroeconomics]]: the study of economic dynamics and policies in an entire economy
 
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== History of economics==
 
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''Main article: [[History of economics]]''
 
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It is generally accepted that the formal study of economics began with the Scotsman [[Adam Smith]], in his book [[An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations]]. The origins of the field however, lie in the [[banking]] industry, which has developed over thousands of years.{{fact}}
 
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[[Category:Economics]]
 

Revision as of 13:27, September 27, 2007

GO ON LIBERALS, LIBERTARTIANS, AND LEFTISTS! F*CK ALL THIS FASCISTS! F*CK EM ALL!!!

LET'S VANDALIZE THIS F*CKIN SHIT!!!!!