ECONOMIC SYSTEM SCHEME

A market economy is an economic system in which the decisions regarding

investment, production, and distribution are guided by the price signals created by the forces of supply and demand.

Market economies range from minimally regulated “free market” systems to interventionist forms,

where the government plays an active role in correcting market failures and promoting social welfare.

Market economies are contrasted with planned economies where investment and production decisions are embodied in an integrated economy wide

economic plan by a single organizational body that owns and operates the economy’s means of production.

A command economy is a system where the government, rather than the free market, determines what goods should be produced

how much should be produced and the price at which the goods are offered for sale

The command economy is a key feature of any communist society.

Cuba, North Korea and the former Soviet Union are examples of countries that have command economies

Is an economic system that incorporates elements of more than one economic model

A mixed economic system is an economic system that features characteristics of both capitalism and socialism

Most mixed economies retain characteristics of a traditional economy. But those traditions don't guide how the economy functions. The traditions are so ingrained that the people aren’t even aware of them.

Mixed economic system protects private property and allows a level of economic freedom in the use of capital

but also allows for governments to interfere in economic activities in order to achieve social aims