ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -All known historical and modern economies are examples of mixed economies, though some economists have critiqued the economic effects of various forms of mixed economy.

Detailed explanation-2: -Most modern countries’ economies are mixed economies consisting of both free market and command economy. The commonality of that state stems from the fact that a mixed economy allows the government to utilize the advantages of both command and open economies and minimize the disadvantages of both economic systems.

Detailed explanation-3: -The mixed economic system is defined as an economic system that combines the elements of a market economy and the elements of a planned economy. It is a synthesis of socialism and capitalism, which contains both private enterprises and public enterprises. Most modern economies implement a mixed economic system.

Detailed explanation-4: -The two major economic systems in modern societies are capitalism and socialism. In practice most societies have economies that mix elements of both systems but that lean toward one end of the capitalism–socialism continuum. Social democracies combine elements of both capitalism and socialism.