market economy
noun
: an economy in which most goods and services are produced and distributed through free markets
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Harris rarely talks about antitrust, or industrial policy, or trade, or the larger idea that the government should actively structure the market economy.
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Nicholas Lemann, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
At the beginning of Putin’s rule, when today’s 20- and 30-year-olds were still at a tender age, Russia was benefiting from strong economic growth—a result of the market economy built in the 1990s and high energy prices in the early years of this century.
—Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2024
Fluctuations and various transformations are widespread occurrences in the contemporary market economy.
—WWD, 25 Sep. 2024
And even if our democratic culture has weaknesses, our institutions and our market economy combine to protect each other.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 Sep. 2024
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Nicholas Lemann, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
At the beginning of Putin’s rule, when today’s 20- and 30-year-olds were still at a tender age, Russia was benefiting from strong economic growth—a result of the market economy built in the 1990s and high energy prices in the early years of this century.
—Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2024
Fluctuations and various transformations are widespread occurrences in the contemporary market economy.
—WWD, 25 Sep. 2024
And even if our democratic culture has weaknesses, our institutions and our market economy combine to protect each other.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 Sep. 2024
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“Market economy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/market%20economy. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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