national economy

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The national economy refers to the economy of a nation as a whole, considered as a single economic unit. It encompasses the total market value of all final goods and services produced within a country during a specific period, known as the gross domestic product (GDP). GDP is calculated by summing consumption, investment, government spending, and net exports (GDP = C + I + G + NX).12

Economic growth is the process by which a nation's wealth increases over time, often measured by rising per capita incomes. Government economic policy involves measures governments take to influence their economies, primarily through the budget, which reflects the allocative, stabilization, and distributive functions of government. These policies can impact everything from trade to overall economic growth.3456

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Centralized states
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economic growth
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economic planning
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…within the framework of a national economic plan. But in the 1980s the theory and practice of economic planning went through a crisis. In the developed market economies the rate of economic growth slowed from the very high levels reached in the 1960s and ’70s, and unemployment rose significantly. At…
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