ICSE Class 9 Economics — Chapter Summaries

Economics is the study of how people and society use limited resources to satisfy unlimited wants. The chapter explains the meaning of economics, the main ways economists have defined it, the difference between microeconomics and macroeconomics, and the distinction between economic and non-economic …

An economy is a system in which people and organisations produce, distribute, and consume goods and services in an area such as a nation or a small town. It also helps people earn their living. An economy performs two main functions: producing goods and services and providing employment or income op…

Economics begins with human wants and the limited means available to satisfy them. Human wants are unlimited, repeated, competitive, and often complementary. To understand economics clearly, it is necessary to know the meanings of wants, goods, services, utility, value, wealth, welfare, capital, mon…