Ch. 16 Economics

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Across
  1. 3. an economic system in which capital assets are privately owned and the prices, production, and distribution of goods are determined by the competition of the free market
  2. 4. the availability of a good or service creates a demand equal to its value
  3. 6. Marxist ideal of a classless and stateless utopian society in which all property is commonly owned
  4. 7. the belief that human beings are social constructs and not unified rational individuals with an objective human nature
  5. 8. Arabic word meaning either interest or excessive interest
  6. 11. the collective community of Muslims around the world (translated means "nation")
  7. 13. the third pillar of Islam, the donation of 2.5% of annual income
  8. 14. the belief that an individual's financial success is directly proportional to his or her level of enlightenment, or the belief that positive thoughts create wealth
  9. 15. the study of the management of resources
  10. 17. economic system advocating either government or communal ownership of the means of production and the distribution of goods and services
  11. 18. the branch of economics that studies how households and firms buy sell, and allocate resources
  12. 19. economic requirements that govern the lives of Muslims
  13. 20. the act of managing and caring for resources that ultimately belong to God
Down
  1. 1. Marxist's believe this ought to be the economic transitional phase in between capitalism and communism
  2. 2. econmic system in which the government influences aspects of a market economy in an attempt to improve the public good
  3. 5. an economy in which economic decisions are freely made by households and firms
  4. 9. a tax imposed on dhimmis living in Islamic states
  5. 10. goods used to produce other goods and services
  6. 12. the branch of economics that studies how large economies function as a whole
  7. 14. the practice of lending money at an exorbitant rate
  8. 16. rivalry between two or more companies to offer the best products, at the best price, and with the highest profit margins