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Self-governance:
the ability of a person or group to organize and manage itself without intervention from an external authority.Shadow economy:
an unregulated aspect of the economy in which work is done for cash and for which taxes are not paid.Social contract:
an agreement among people that defines their moral, political and economic rights and obligations for the society in which they live.Social justice:
equality in the distribution of wealth, opportunities, privileges, and responsibilities within a society.Socialism:
a political and economic theory in which the means of producing, distributing and trading wealth are owned and controlled by the cooperative efforts of the people as a whole.Speculative markets:
the trading of financial instruments involving high risks in the hopes of high rewards.Supply and demand:
the amount of a goods that are available and the willingness of buyers to pay for them, expressed as a price.Sustainability:
the maintenance of natural resources at a certain rate or level over time to maintain an ecological balance.
Systems change:
a process of addressing the root causes of social and economic problems with the intention of fundamentally altering the components and structures that cause the system to behave inequitably and unsustainably.
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