The Economics of the Hunger Games

Why is The Capital an example of Communism or Socialism?

• The Capital has total economic control of all resources.

• The Capital takes care of all the districts.

• The Capital let's it's citizens have individual freedoms.

In poor districts like 11 and 12, who owns all the resources like grain/coal/minerals?

• The people own it together.

• The people who do the work.

• The Capital owns all the resources.

Prices, supply, and shortages (scarcity) in Panem are controlled by:

• Each individual district.

• President Snow /

  The Capital

• Parliment

• Congress

What are the 3 factors of production you can see in the Hunger Games?

• Land (coal/grain)

• Labor (district workers)

• Capital (machines etc)

• Uniforms

What is an example of LAND (factors of production) in the Hunger Games?

• Coal mined from District 12

• The workers from District 12

• The trains, pick axes, hard hats, mines from District 12.

What is an example of LABOR (factors of production) in the Hunger Games?

• Coal mined from District 12

• The workers from District 12

• The trains, pick axes, hard hats, mines from District 12.

What is an example of CAPITAL (factors of production) in the Hunger Games?

• Coal mined from District 12

• The workers from District 12

• The trains, pick axes, hard hats, mines from District 12.

How do we know it is illegal for Katniss to hunt in the woods?

• She has to pass through an old electric fence to go into the woods.

• It is legal to hunt your food in District 12.

• She buys her food from the market.

• The forest fence has a sign allowing hunting.

How do the people of District 12 get the goods / services they need?

• From the Capital

• From trading at the black market.

• From other families.

• From the town hall

Why does the government hold the Hunger Games?

• To remind the districts that the Government is in control, to scare them into compliance.

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  To show the Districts that they are strong and have many freedoms.

• To hold betting events to raise money.