Economic Systems

Getting Started: If You Created a Country...

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If you could start your own country, what would it be like? Type your answers to the following questions on slide 2 of the presentation.  Be prepared to discuss your answers in small groups.

  1. What is the name of the country?
  2. What will your country produce?  What type of businesses will it have?
  3. Who owns the businesses?  (The government or individuals?)
  4. Who gets the products or services that are created?
  5. Will any basic needs or wants be provided for? (ex: education, healthcare, food, etc.)