The mixed economy is:
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. a market system of resource allocation, commerce, and trade in which free markets coexist with government intervention.
- A mixed economic system is a system that combines aspects of both capitalism and socialism.
- It protects private property and allows a level of economic freedom in the use of capital, but also allows governments to interfere in economic activities in order to achieve social aims.
- A mixed economy is variously defined as an economic system blending elements of a market economy with elements of a planned economy, free markets with state interventionism, or private enterprise with public enterprise.