command economy

Definition

An economy in which market mechanisms are replaced by a centralized state authority which coordinates all economic activity through commands, directives and regulations for the purpose of achieving broader socio-economic and political objectives. In a command economy, most forms of output are publicly owned but the state exerts control over production, distribution and prices. For example, Nazi Germany was considered to be a command economy as was the Soviet Union under Stalin.

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