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10 Language-to-English DictionariesCommand economy
/kəˈmænd ɪˌkɒn.ə.mi/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An economy in which production, investment, prices, and incomes are determined centrally by a government.
"The country transitioned from a strict command economy to a more market-oriented system over several decades." - 2
A centrally planned economic model in which the state controls all major industries and decides what goods are produced and how they are distributed.
"In a traditional command economy, consumer choice is often limited by state production quotas."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'command', derived from the Latin 'commandare' (to enjoin, entrust) via Old French, and 'economy', from the Greek 'oikonomia' (household management). It emerged in the mid-20th century during the Cold War era to describe centrally planned socialist and communist economic systems where production, investment, prices, and incomes are determined centrally by a government.
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économie planifiée
Transliteration: eko.nɔ.mi pla.ni.fje
"La transition d'une économie planifiée vers une économie de marché est complexe."
Befehlswirtschaft
Transliteration: bəˈfɛlsˌvɪʁtʃaft
"Die Befehlswirtschaft wurde durch marktwirtschaftliche Reformen ersetzt."
economia pianificata
Transliteration: e.ko.noˈmi.a pja.ni.fiˈka.ta
"L'economia pianificata caratterizzava molti paesi del blocco orientale."
economía planificada
Transliteration: e.ko.noˈmi.a pla.ni.fiˈka.ða
"El estado controlaba todos los sectores en aquella economía planificada."
economia planejada
Transliteration: e.ku.noˈmi.ɐ pla.neˈʒa.da
"A economia planejada enfrentou graves escassezes de bens de consumo."
नियंत्रित अर्थव्यवस्था
Transliteration: niyantrit arthavyavastha
"नियंत्रित अर्थव्यवस्था में सरकार उत्पादन के सभी पहलुओं को तय करती है।"
指令性经济
Transliteration: zhǐlìngxìng jīngjì
"指令性经济曾是许多社会主义国家的主要经济模式。"
지시경제
Transliteration: jisi gyeongje
"지시경제 체제에서는 정부가 가격과 production을 통제합니다."
計画経済
Transliteration: keikaku keizai
"計画経済から市場経済への移行には多くの課題があります。"
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