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I am not an economist and I know about as much about the economy as I do about getting a girlfriend. That being said, what about an economy where there is a civil free market, yet controlled industries? Considering how poorly worded that was, I'll elaborate with an example. Say, the American Pacific Northwest gains independence, and suddenly they need bread. While they could import bread from Nebraskaland, a nearby independent territory, they could also produce some themselves. Seeing this, the parliament issues an official businessman to create Bread Inc. in Nebraskaland, while another government businessman starts BreadCo. in the Pacific states. On the civil level, people often get their bread from several home-grown bakeries, along with outlet stores from the two big companies. Everything is fine, until it slips out that Bread Inc. uses GM wheat that was shown to build levels of carcinogens in the body. Seeing this, the civilians switch over to local bakeries and BreadCo. However, weeks later, a scandal involving BreadCo not providing birth control to poorer employees shakes up the market, with many consumers switching to local bakeries. With this new influx of wealth, some bakeries merge together and become Bread Basket Bakery Ltd. They then open a bakery chain that ends up having stores in many major towns across the nation. The news eventually breaks, however, that the accusations against Bread Inc. were false, and BreadCo gives into pressure and starts providing birth control. Seeing this, the consumers distribute themselves between the three chain bakeries, along with providing support to local bakeries. For a real-world example, think about consumers going to McDonalds or Burger King along with more smaller diners. Keep in mind, however, that two of these companies were created by a government order and the third sprung up as a consequence of the order and the market working hand in hand.
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That being said, feel free to rip apart my bread-based alternate reality.
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