National economies can be run from the top down, so to speak, in what is sometimes called a command economy or they can be run from the bottom up in what is sometimes called a free market. In the ...

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While highly controlled economies were in vogue for much of the 20th century, this form of economic organization has since been relegated to the dustbin of history. A command economy consists of an ...

A command economy consists of an economic system in which the government, as opposed to private parties, dictates the production and distribution of goods and services. Under this type of arrangement, ...

A command economy consists of an economic system in which the government, as opposed to private parties, dictates the production and distribution of goods and services. Under this type of arrangement, ...

Economists believe in free markets. We believe in letting the “invisible hand” guide processes. The only time we believe in market interference is when there are negative externalities (which is why ...