Explain giving examples, the concept of dualism in an economy

Explain giving examples, the concept of dualism in an economy

Economic dualism, most broadly defined, refers to the coexistence of two or more economic systems.  Examples are

  • Sectoral dualism this refers to the existence of a traditional peasant sector that produce products for house consumption such as production on small plots of land and modern capitalistic sector that produces products for sale such as o large scale production.
  • Technological dualism: the co-existence of traditional peasant sector which uses simple tools like hoe and modern commercialized sector which uses modern tools like tractors
  • Exchange dualism: coexistence of modern methods of exchange like using cheques, money, and wireless transfer in transactions with traditional systems of exchange like barter trade.
  • Social dualism: coexistence of contradicting social economic groups in a given society i.e. the rich and the poor.
  • Financial dualism: coexistence of two financial systems one desirable and organised e.g. organized exchange system like banks and unorganized exchange system like home, bar, market etc.
  • Labour dualism: coexistence of different labour markets e.g. skilled and unskilled
  • Regional dualism: coexistence of regions at different levels of development e.g. city and rural areas
  • International dualism: coexistence of countries at different levels of development e.g. first world and third world countries.
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