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Record 1 2012-02-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Market Structure (Trade)
  • Laws of the Market (Economy)
  • National and International Economics
DEF

A market in which supply and demand are freely expressed in terms of price. Contrasts with a controlled market, in which supply, demand, and price may all be regulated.

CONT

In Canada, the economy is mostly a free market.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie des marchés (Commerce)
  • Lois du marché (Économie)
  • Économie nationale et internationale
DEF

Marché où la concurrence joue librement et dans lequel les acheteurs et les vendeurs peuvent intervenir pour acheter ou vendre des biens, des services ou des facteurs de production à des prix déterminés sans contrainte.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estructura del mercado (Comercio)
  • Leyes del mercado (Economía)
  • Economía nacional e internacional
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