History GCSE
Command economy
What Command economy means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Command economy
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
A socialist system that the first Five-Year Plan sought to build in China.
Topics that use Command economy
- Option 32: Key topic 2: Economic policy, 1949–65 - 2 Industry and the Five-Year Plan, 1953–57 (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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Using Command economy in the exam
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