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Mixed economy

In economics and politics, a mixed economy is an economy which combines regulated free market capitalism and a limited number of socialist institutions and State ownership[?] of some sectors of the economy such as

social security,
environmental regulation,
labor regulation,
product safety regulation,
progressive taxation and
public education.

Most democratic countries. including the United States, have mixed economies.

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