From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishmixed economyˌmixed eˈconomy noun [countable] PEan economic system in which some industries are owned by the government and some are owned by private companies
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mixed economy• The programme's emphasis on a mixed economy also met little resistance.• The managed mixed economy and a highly developed system of collective social provision were the means for achieving these values.• Production decisions in the mixed economy are primarily demand-oriented, driven by the market mechanism.• However, firms and households can be constrained by the state in the mixed economy.• What he actually offered was a vigorous defence of the mixed economy with a passing assault on Treasury investment rules.• All the same, the 1988 results give Socialist defenders of the mixed economy new ammunition to fire at would-be privatisers.• In sum, the mixed economy is a middle way between the market and the command political economies.From Longman Business Dictionarymixed economyˌmixed eˈconomy [countable]ECONOMICS an economy in which some industries are owned by the government and some are owned by private companiesThe mixed economy is a middle way between the market economy and the command economy. → economy 