統とう制せい経けい済ざい

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Meanings

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noun

controlled economy

An economic system where the government or a central authority directs production, distribution, and prices, rather than relying on free-market forces.

戦せん時じ中ちゅうは統とう制せい経けい済ざいが敷しかれていた。

During the war, a controlled economy was in place.

統とう制せい経けい済ざいの下もとでは、価か格かくは市し場じょうではなく政せい府ふによって決きめられる。

Under a controlled economy, prices are set by the government, not by the market.

Kanji

統overall, relationship, ruling
制system, law, rule
経sutra, longitude, pass thru
済settle (debt, etc.), relieve (burden), finish

Related words

計けい画かく経けい済ざい
計画経済 (planned economy) is a broader term for an economy where production and investment are planned in advance, often associated with socialist systems. 統制経済 emphasizes direct government control and regulation, often in wartime or crisis contexts.
市し場じょう経けい済ざい
市場経済 (market economy) is the opposite: an economy where prices and production are determined by supply and demand with minimal government intervention.

Opposites

自じ由ゆう経けい済ざい
統制経済 refers to an economy under strict government regulation and control, contrasting with the minimal-intervention ideal of 自由経済.

Built from

統とう制せい+経けい済ざい

Etymology

Compound of 統制 (control, regulation) and 経済 (economy). The term became common in the early 20th century, especially in the context of wartime economic policies.