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Analysis of Soviet-type economic planning

Analysis of Soviet-type economic planning means looking closely at the way the Soviet Union organized their economy. The Soviet Union was very different from other countries when it came to the way they managed their economy. They had a government system called “central planning,” which means that the government made all the big economic decisions. They created plans for what should be produced, how it should be produced, and who should get the profits from production. This was different from most other countries, which allowed more freedom for businesses to make their own decisions.

Analysis of Soviet-type economic planning looks at how effective this system was at meeting people’s needs. It looks at how much it cost to produce things and how efficient it was at producing good quality products. It looks at how much money people made, and how much money the government was able to collect into the national budget. Finally, it looks at how well the government was able to respond to changes in the economy, like new technologies or rising prices.