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Originally Posted by Lenka I've read the following sentence in a textbook of English for Economists: Economy = anorganized system of the production, distribution and consumption of wealth
I'm wondering why the definite article "the" was used before the noun "production". Could anyone of you try to explain the reason to me, please? Or is it a mistake and the definite article should be left out? |
Economy = an organized system for the production, distribution and consumption of wealth.
The sentence is almost correct. It is not a generic reference of the definite article.
An economy is the system of human activities
related to the production, distribution, exchange, and consumption of values like goods and services
in a particular geographic region.[Wikipedia]