A | B |
Division of Labor | each worker performs a specialized duty for more efficient production |
Adam Smith | Advocate of Capitalism and author of Wealth of Nations |
Labor Unions | associations of workers who join together to strengthen their positions on wages, working conditions,etc |
Proletariat | The wage-earning worker in Marx's class struggle |
Bourgeoisie | The owner of the means of production |
Means of Production | Railroads, Mines, Factories |
Factors of Production | Resources needed to produce goods (Land, Labor, Capital) |
Laissez faire | the idea that government should not interfere or regulate business |
Urbanization | rapid growth of cities |
Factory system | Using machines to produce goods in one central location |
Enclosure Movement | The buying of many smaller farms to create large mechanized farms |
Entrepreneur | The person who organizes, manages, and takes on the risks of a business |
Corporation | a business owned by stockholders who share in its profits |
Capitalism | economic system in which money is invested in business ventures with the goal of making a profit |