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This was explained many years ago by the famous Scottish poet, Robbert Burns, who wrote, the best laid plans of mice and men gang aft agley, or in the English translation, often go astray.

We live in a world in which seven billion people are all making their own plans. It is virtually impossible to get everybody to go along with any given plan, even in a more limited area such as a single country or a single city.

The USSR used to make economic plans based on the ideal that everybody would work together for the common good. But it turned out, not too many people wanted to do that, and they preferred to work selfishly for their own personal good.

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Centrally planned economies can only be successful if they are incredibly small. Imagine A single group in America trying to control all the prices in the countless markets - it would simply not be possible. Therefore, most centrally planned economies eventually turn into some sort of free market economy. When prices are determined by the give and take of supply and demand, they are much easier to maintain.


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The two most basic forms of planned economies are?

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How does a government get involved in a centrally planned?

A government is involved in central planning because most governments are the center of social and legal planning for the countries they represent. The United States is an example of a government that centrally plans many aspects of the country.


What are three ways your life would change if the US began using a pure free market system or a pure centrally planned system instead of the free enterprise system?

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How does command economy and market economy differ?

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