yes!! Not really. A "free market" is generally a micro-economic term, and describes the conditions where consumers and suppliers form an economic exchange generally free of outside price controls. A...
No. Both have a similarity in a basis in the marketplace. However, a free market is a special case in which there are no external controls on free economic action. Market economies may or may not...
England (Britain) has a mixed economy. It is free market leaning however it has a state health service and at this point in time owns large shares in many of the large banks.