Introduction to Sociology/Economy/Jinsu Bae

1. Summary

 If define the economy in general, many people will probably explanations related to money. I think so too. I think that the economy is all the activities that people produce, distribute and consume the goods and services needed for living. However, in the Wiki Economy, also include some of the more basic principles, including what I said.
 This article have divided the big categories into capitalism and socialism. And explains the characteristics of capitalism and socialism.

 Capitalism

 Capitalism can be said to be an economic system dominated by capital. The great feature of this can be divided into five.

1. Capitalism is based on private property system.
2. The price (value) of all goods is established.
3. Production of goods is done to pursue profits.
4. The labor force can be commercialized.
5. Production is mostly unplanned as a whole.

 And this is develop through the interaction of the five working principles (goods, money, labor, means of production, production).

 Socialism

 Socialism is an ideology that weighs on the interests of the whole society rather than individual doctors and freedom. This gives priority to the interests of the social community. In other words, socialism can limit individual freedom for the sake of society. This is the national control ideology to prepare for the resolution of the economic imbalance. An equal society for everyone, this was their ultimate goal. But their utopia is difficult to establish without the various conditions (prosperity of the general public, loss of political and economic freedom, etc.).

Capitalism and Socialism: Crash Course World History

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3u4EFTwprM)

 Also

 In addition, 'economic measures' and 'informal economy' are also described. Economic measures are a number of ways to measure the economic activity of a country, and informal economy is an economic activity that the government does not intrude.



2. Economic inequality identified through Gini coefficient

 I think about economic inequality in our society. Perhaps, this is a problem that can be easily felt as the size of the country grows. In order to confirm with more accurate figures, I have examined how much the economic inequalities are intensified by focusing on the Gini coefficient.

 What is the Gini coefficient?

 The Gini coefficient is a measure of the relationship between population distribution and income distribution. <0> stands for perfect equality, <1> for perfect inequality, and the larger the number, the more inequality.


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 The above picture shows the Gini coefficient from 1996 to 2008 in Korea. In this chart, we can see that after IMF, the number has fallen for a while, then increased again, and polarization is getting worse.
 As we can see from the chart above, we in capitalism are directly related to economic inequality. Economic inequality can cause conflict between the poor and the rich. I think this is a socially serious problem in connection with the Matthew effect.  We wanted freedom. Perhaps, that is why we may have chosen to be capitalism. But the inequalities brought about by freedom are ironic ;( ... I will finish this topic and once again look at the economic inequality of our society and look for ways to overcome it.

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