TY - BOOK AU - Hopkins, Charles R. AU - Duff, Thomas B. AU - Gades, Robert E. AU - Lytle, Dennis C. TI - General business in our modern society SN - 24728608 AV - HF 5343 .H67 1979 PY - 1979/// CY - California PB - Glencoe Publishing Co., Inc. KW - BUSINESS N1 - Includes index; Part One. The Private Enterprise Economy- Business and Government -- Part Two. Money, Banking, and Consumer Credit -- Part Three. Consumer Decision Making and Money Management -- Part Four. Building Financial Security -- Part Five. Planning Your Career N2 - The private enterprise system can only be truly effective when all its participants are sufficiently informed to make intelligent decisions. In the private enterprise system, all sectors of the economy-business, labor, consumer, and government--have specific, interrelated roles and responsibilities. How each of these sectors operates affects not only the total economy, but each of the other sectors as well. Consumer decisions affect business decisions and are affected by business decisions. Business decisions influence government decisions and are influenced by government decisions. The actions of each sector often depend on the actions of the other sectors. Consequently, in order to make intelligent decisions, it is essential that all people have an understanding of the nature of these relationships and of the operation and scope of each economic sector ER -