I do mean protectionism - so a country could own it's utilities and public transport services for instance.
Or subsidise projects to provide low cost (or free) power, heat, light, water etc to folk who can't afford it. (I'm thinking of 3rd world countries who have been forced to "liberalise" their utilities as a condition of accepting funding from IMF or the world bank.)
Why must an economy be either market or planned? Why not mixed? (aware that it IS mixed by the way!)
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