Alia Works for a Real Estate Development Company That Builds

Multiple Choice

Alia works for a real estate development company that builds office complexes and leases them to private businesses and nonprofit organizations. Although her company owns the land upon which it builds and has the right to profits from its activities, it often has to navigate a variety of regulations, permits, and taxes whenever it starts a new development. Alia's employer most likely operates in what kind of economy?

A) mixed
B) communist
C) socialist
D) laissez-faire