GENERAL QUESTION · 171
Geschichte & Verantwortung · BAMF 07.05.2025
The social market economy means that the economy …
Official German wording
Soziale Marktwirtschaft bedeutet, die Wirtschaft …
Answer options
- Ais controlled solely by supply and demand.
- Bis planned and controlled by the state, supply and demand are not taken into account.
- Cis oriented towards demand abroad.
- Dis oriented towards supply and demand, but the state ensures a social balance.Correct answer
EDITORIAL LEARNING AID
Why is this answer correct?
The social market economy combines free competition based on supply and demand with state social policy, such as social insurance and redistribution. An economy guided solely by supply and demand would be a pure market economy without social balance. A state-planned economy ignoring supply and demand was the planned economy of the GDR.
Social market economy: market plus social balance.
This translation and explanation are editorial learning aids. The official German wording and answer key govern the examination.
Source
Official BAMF question catalogue dated 7 May 2025. BAMF