Economy of Pelaxia: Difference between revisions

'''Collective Ownership:''' ownership of industrial assets or land by all members of a group for the benefit of all its members. It is distinguished from common ownership, which implies open-access, the holding of assets in common, and the negation of ownership.

By GDP participation, the largest sector of the economy is services at 54.2%, followed by manufacturing and refining at 33.2%. Primary production is 12.6%.

In Pelaxia, the large majority of farms are in western Pelaxia. Agricultural goods represent 12% of all palmerian exports. During the late 1990’s, the Meireles administration implemented a set of policies that addressed food security on federal, state and municipal levels, the aim of which was to increase federal government support to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agricultural%20cooperative collective farms]. These policies were deepened during the Meireles administration and consolidated after the Pelaxian Revolution in 2006. In 2007, the Secretary of Social Agrarian Development (SSAD) was created to support cooperative farms and promote land reform and sustainable land development. A host of government policies and government-supported programs in the interest of cooperative farmers then emerged, where the cooperative farm is recognized as a pillar of national development. Since then, the SSAD along with other institutions were created with the cooperative farmers and other traditional communities' interests in mind where policies targeting cooperative farmers were designed to introduce market incentives, promote adequate food distribution and provide technical assistance. The principal agricultural products of Pelaxia are cattle, coffee, cotton, corn, rice, soy, wheat, sugarcane, tobacco, beans, floriculture and fruit.

Since the discovery of [[Kindred Sea]] oil in Pelaxian waters during the early 1960’s, exports of oil and gas have become very important elements of the economy of Pelaxia. With oil production peaking, disagreements over exploration for oil in the Kindred Sea, the prospect of exploration in the main land, as well as growing international concern over global warming, energy in Pelaxia is currently receiving close attention. This abundant amount of natural resources within Pelaxia, has given the country lucrative revenue. Crude oil and natural gas accounted for 20% of the country's total export value in 2027. As a share of GDP, the export of oil and natural gas is approximately 11%.  

Domestically, Pelaxia has addressed the complications that occur with oil industry markets in protecting the mainland economy and government intervention in distributing its revenue to combat balance-of-payment shocks and to address energy security.

The energy grid meets the country's power demands using 40% fossil fuels while 35% is satisfied through hydroelectric power, and it has been called an "early leader" in hydroelectric energy. Most of these hydroelectric installations are located in the northern region of the country, a region historically crippled by an increasing population and thus a steady high demand for power which has led to seasonal major power outages in the most populated urban centers. Pelaxian roads are the primary carriers of freight and passenger traffic. The road system totaled 2,720,000 km in 2029.The total of paved roads increased from 60,496 km in 1967 to 515,000 km in 2028.

Most large industry is concentrated in the center and coastal areas of Pelaxia. The manufacturing industry is a significant employer of about 22% of the labour force.

The Pelaxian electronics and electrotechnics industry relies on heavy investment in R&D.

Pelaxia has an abundance of minerals, but many large mines have closed down, and most raw materials are now imported. For this reason, companies now tend to focus on high added-value processing of metals. The exploitation include nickel, tin, chromite, bauxite, beryllium, copper, lead, tungsten, zinc, gold and exportation includes finished products such as steel roofing and cladding, welded steel pipes, copper pipe and coated sheets. With regard to vehicles, the Pelaxian motor industry consists mostly of manufacturers of tractors, trucks, buses and cars.In addition, Pelaxia also produces train rolling stock.

The chemical industry is one of the Pelaxia's largest industrial sectors and it produces an enormous range of products for the use of other industrial sectors, especially for agriculture. In addition, its produces plastics, chemicals, paints, oil products, pharmaceuticals, environmental products, biotech products and petrochemicals.

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==Public Sector==