BASIS | CAPITALIST ECONOMY | MIXED ECONOMY |
MEANING | It is the type of economic system where there is private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit. | It is a type of economic system in which both private sector and the government together carry out various activities. |
MOTIVE | Consumer is sovereign/king. | projects industrial freedom |
DECISIONS | Economic decisions are taken by the price-mechanism or market mechanism. | economic decisions are taken by both the government and the market |
NUMBER OF ENTERPRISES | It has a large number of private sector enterprises. | presence of large number of private sector, public sector, or joint enterprises. |