Read the following passage and answer if the question is true or false.
Passage: Market economies range from minimally regulated ``free market'' and laissez-faire systems--where state activity is restricted to providing public goods and services and safeguarding private ownership--to interventionist forms where the government plays an active role in correcting market failures and promoting social welfare. State-directed or dirigist economies are those where the state plays a directive role in guiding the overall development of the market through industrial policies or indicative planning--which guides but does not substitute the market for economic planning--a form sometimes referred to as a mixed economy.

Question: is free market and market economy the same?

Is the answer True or False? Respond with only "True" or "False" and no additional text.
False. A free market is a type of market economy, but not all market economies are free markets. Market economies can range from minimally