mixed economy
noun
: an economy in which some companies are owned by the government and other companies are not
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In power, especially after the global financial crisis, conservatives have accommodated themselves to the mixed economy, as liberals have to the market.
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Fareed Zakaria, Foreign Affairs, 17 Oct. 2016
The mixed economy remains a spectacular achievement.
—Jacob S. Hacker, Foreign Affairs, 21 Mar. 2016
Fareed Zakaria, Foreign Affairs, 17 Oct. 2016
The mixed economy remains a spectacular achievement.
—Jacob S. Hacker, Foreign Affairs, 21 Mar. 2016
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