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| Economic resources | The human and natural resources and capital goods used to produce goods and services; also known as factors of production |
| Economic vote | Term used to describe consumer approval of products expressed by the purchase of products |
| Human resources | People who work to produce goods and services |
| Economic system | The organized way in which a country handles its economic decisions and solves its economic problems |
| Financial capital | Money needed to operate a business |
| Government | A country’s arrangement for making and enforcing laws |
| Human services programs | Benefits such as free medical care, education, and financial assistance that are provided by a government to its citizens |
| Distribution | The process or activity by which income is divided among resource owners and producers |