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MATERIALS: The stuff used in the production of tangible products that become the tangible products. Materials, also termed raw materials, are part of the land category of scarce resources. Space is also part of the land resource category. Another term that works as a synonym for materials is natural resources. Perhaps it's obvious that without materials, there would be no tangible products.

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Lesson 17: Market Structures | Unit 2: Four Types Page: 6 of 23

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  • This diagram presents this market structure continuum:

    • Perfect competition is the market structure containing a large number of small firms, each with have NO market control.

    • Monopoly is the market structure containing a single firm that has complete market control.

    • Monopolistic competition is the market structure containing a large number of small firms, each with a small degree of market control.

    • Oligopoly is the market structure containing a small number of large firms, each with a substantial amount of market control.


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MARGINALLY-ATTACHED WORKERS

People who are willing and able to work, who have either held a job or searched for employment within the last year, but are not actively seeking employment. Discouraged workers, people who are willing and able to engage in productive activities, but due to their overwhelming lack of success believe that any effort to find a job will be fruitless so they have stopped seeking employment, fall within this broader category of marginally-attached workers. People can be marginally attached to the labor force for a variety of reasons, discouraged workers, in contrast, achieve their designation specifically because they believe search efforts are not worthwhile.

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Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time looking for the new strip mall out on the highway looking to buy either an AC adapter that won't fry your computer or a case for your designer sunglasses. Be on the lookout for slow moving vehicles with darkened windows.
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