市場経済(しじょうけいざい)

しじょうけいざい
noun
market economy
economicspolitics
1. market economy
an economic system in which prices and production are determined by supply and demand rather than central planning
日本(にほん)は市場経済(しじょうけいざい)の国(くに)だ。
Japan is a market economy country.
市場経済(しじょうけいざい)では需要(じゅよう)と供給(きょうきゅう)が価格(かかく)を決(き)める。
In a market economy, supply and demand determine prices.
その国(くに)は計画経済(けいかくけいざい)から市場経済(しじょうけいざい)への移行(いこう)を進(すす)めている。
That country is transitioning from a planned economy to a market economy.

Composed of 市場(しじょう) (market) + 経済(けいざい) (economy). A fundamental economics term frequently encountered in news, textbooks, and political discussions.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 計画経済(けいかくけいざい): planned economy — an economy directed by government control, the opposite system
  • 資本主義(しほんしゅぎ): capitalism — the broader ideological framework that includes market economies
  • 自由経済(じゆうけいざい): free economy — emphasizes the absence of government interference

Related Words

Compare: 資本主義(しほんしゅぎ) (capitalism)
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