command economy
noun [C] (also controlled economy) ECONOMICSDefinition
› an economic system in which the government controls the type, supply, and price of the goods that are produced: There is massive support for a shift from the command economy to a more market-based system.
(Definition of command economy noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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