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Command economies, due to being planned, are less likely to lead to innovation, as profits are often not an incentive. Therefore, a new type of car created by an inventor is more likely to arise on a market economy.
The three major types of economic systems are traditional, command, and market. Traditional economy is based on customs and beliefs. Command economy has government leaders controlling factors of production. Market government has individuals making decisions themselves.
This module introduces the three major economic systems: command, market, and mixed.
There are three main types of economies: free market, command, and mixed. The chart below compares free-market and command economies; mixed economies are a combination of the two. Individuals and businesses make their own economic decisions.
Singapore’s
2021 Top Index of Economic Freedom
Rank | Country | Score |
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1 | Hong Kong | 90.2 |
2 | Singapore | 89.4 |
3 | New Zealand | 84.4 |
4 | Switzerland | 81.9 |
Highest ranking in personal freedoms were Sweden (9.45) and the Netherlands (9.28). In 2019, United States has dropped to rank 15 according to The Human Freedom Index. Nevertheless, democracy strongly correlates with freedom (7.9), as measured by the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Democracy Index and the Freedom Index.
Freedom House: Less than 20 percent of the world’s population now lives in a “free” country.