Упражнение № 4.

Заполните пропуски словами и выражениями из текста № 1.

1. Market and planned economies have . . . .

2. In planned economy individuals are not allowed . . . .

3. Some resources are controlled by . . . .

4. Both systems offer . . . .

5. The government takes place in . . . .

6. The government may run such things as . . . .

7. Some services . . . by the state.

Упражнение № 5. Текст № 2.

What is a mixed economy?

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What is a mixed economy? All definitions involve a mixture of economic freedom and government regulation. Nowadays a certain type of mixed economy exists in most countries. The mixed economy works because the two primary players, the private sector and public sector, benefit each other. This type of economy allows competition among producers and manufactures with enough government regulation; people and businesses have the right to produce, to sell and to choose their own prices. And these are the great advantages.

But the following disadvantages also exist.

• The wrong regulation on economic processes can be catastrophe to certain features of production.

• Merchants and businesses must locate markets for their goods and services. They also have to control over the taxes they are required to pay.

Taxes can also be an advantage, because they provide revenue for the government to support its citizens and infrastructure.

Here are a few more examples of a mixed economy in action. Economic freedoms consist of the right to start your own business, to hire employees, to fire employees, and to sell goods and services for a profit. The government not only regulates these activities, but also tries to keep everyone on a level playing ground. The government doesn’t just regulate these businesses, but also taxes them in order to provide plenty of goods and services which the private sector doesn’t consider profitable, such as libraries, education, hospitals, and sanitation.

Упражнение № 6.

Заполните пропуски словами и выражениями из текста № 2.

1. The mixed economy works . . .

2. In a mixed economy people and businesses have the right . . .

3. Taxes can also . . . because . . .

4. Economic freedoms consist of the right . . .

5. The government . . . but also . . .

Упражнение № 7.

Переведите на русский язык определения смешанной экономики, выберете понравившееся и выучите.

“Mixed economy – an economic system in which some industries are owned by the government and some are owned by private companies”

(Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English)

“Mixed economy – an economic system in which some businesses are controlled by the government and some by the private companies”.

(Macmillan English Dictionary for Advanced Learners)

“A mixed economy is an economy that consists of a combination of a market economy and a planned economy”.

(Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary)

Упражнение № 8.

Ответьте на вопросы (тексты №1и №2)

1. Why has a new system – a mixed economy – developed?

2. What changes take place in mixed economies?

3. What is the aim of a mixed economy?

4. Where does a mixed economy exist nowadays?

5. Why does a mixed economy work?

6. What are the disadvantages of the mixed economy?

7. What are the advantages of the mixed economy?