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command economy

Economic system in which the means of production are publicly owned and economic activity is controlled by a central authority. Central planners determine the assortment of goods to be produced, allocate raw materials, fix quotas for each enterprise, and set prices. Most communist countries have had command economies; capitalist countries may also adopt such a system during national emergencies (e.g., wartime) in order to mobilize resources quickly. See also capitalism; communism.

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No references found			Byline: Daily Star Staff Summary: The head of the Damascus Stock Exchange urged the government on Tuesday to boost the nascent bourse by offering shares in public companies and shaking off the legacy of a command economy stretching back four decades. Head of Damascus bourse urges government to offer shares in public ... by The Daily Star (Beirut, Lebanon) Estonia, which shifted rapidly from a communist command economy to the free market after independence from the Soviet bloc in 1991, had enjoyed a reputation as a "tiger" in the European Union, which it joined in 2004. Estonia accepts bid for telecom firm: govt by AFP / AFP Global Edition Analysts say the campaign cannot properly address the fundamental problems plaguing the impoverished state's command economy. NKorea intends to extend campaign to revive economy by AFP / AFP Asian Edition			Comite Europeen des Postes et Telecommunications Comite Revolutionnaire Comité Révolutionnaire Comitia Comitia Centuriata comity Comity of Nations Comleyan comm mode comm port comma comma delimited comma separated values Commack Commagene Commager, Henry Steele Command command and control Command and Observation Post command button command code command control Command Control Processor command control program command destruct command economy command guidance command interpreter Command key command language command level command line command line interface command line interpreter command line option command line processor command list command mode command module command net Command Post CP command processor command prompt command pulses command queuing command set command shell command, control, and communications command, control, communications, and intelligence command-driven command-driven program			Command Dental Service Reporting System Command Derived Education Requirements System Command Descriptor Blocks Command Descriptor Table Command Designated Position List command destruct command destruct signal Command Destruct System Command Destruct Unit Command Detector Interface Command Detector Unit command detonated mine Command Director Command Disable Schedule Command Disable System Command Discipline Command Display & Control System command document capability list Command Document Compensation List command document continue Command Document End command document start Command duty officer Command duty officer Command economies Command economies command economy Command Education Plan command ejection system command element command element Command Element Advisory Board Command Enconomy Command Entity Command Equipment Management Office Command Equipment Management Program Review Command Equipment Management Team Command Error Command Excess Equipment Redistribution System Command Execute Unit Command Executive Officer Command Experience & Training Command Field Exercise Command File Language Command File System Command Financial Specialist Command Forces Command Fuels Management System Command Function Select Command Generation Database Command Generation System Command Grid Network

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