central planned economies. the central government, rather than the individual, answers the key...
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Central Planned Economies
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The Central Government, rather than the individual, answers the key economic questions.
Government decides what to produce, how to produce it, and who gets what
Government owns land, labor, and capital
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Socialism
Social and political philosophy based on the belief that democratic means should be used to distribute wealth evenly throughout society.
Political equality must be coupled by economic equality
Requires a high degree of central planning to achieve economic equality
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Communism
Centrally planned economy with all economic and political power resting on the hands of the central government
Communist governments are authoritarian, usually run by a single political party or a dictator
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Soviet Union
Most well known communist governmentGovernment controlled all agriculture,
industry and consumersProblems
Poor qualityMore focus on quantityShortages of goodsDiminishing production
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More problemsSystems can not meet consumers needs or
wantsWorkers lack incentiveSacrifice individual freedoms in order to
pursue societal goals