command economy

American  

[kuh-mand i-kon-uh-mee] / kəˈmænd ɪˌkɒn ə mi /

noun

1. a socialist economic system in which production and distribution of goods and services are controlled by the government and industry is mostly publicly owned.

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command economy British  

noun

1. Also called: planned economy.  an economy in which business activities and the allocation of resources are determined by government order rather than market forces

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Etymology

Origin of command economy

First recorded in 1940–45

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• market economy vs. command economy

Example Sentences

Since the fall of communism 35 years ago, Poland has transformed itself from a command economy notorious for rationed goods and empty store shelves to one of the engines of European growth.

From Barron's

In today’s world, fewer authoritarian states run a command economy.

From Washington Post

Much of that dates to the Soviet era, transporting gas from vast energy fields in Russia westward, when Moscow sought badly needed funds for its faltering command economy and Western suppliers to help build its pipelines.

From Seattle Times

"That's not to say that the market has no role, it's not to say we go straight over to a kind of command economy," he said.

From BBC

The now-dismantled Soviet Union was dominated by the Communist Party, which controlled the state's political and economic system and for the most part operated a "command economy," with complete authority to set the prices, production and distribution of goods and services.

From Salon