Dual economy
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Dual economy (sometimes also known as a 'dualistic economy') is the existence of two separate economic systems within one region; common in the less developed countries, where one system is geared to local needs and another to the global export market.
For example, a modern plantation or other commercial agricultural entity operating in the midst of traditional cropping systems. In this kind of economy, agriculture and industry survive together