What was the economic system of the GDR called?
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Correct answer to question 203: Planned economy
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The GDR operated a centrally planned economy: the state owned the means of production and set output quotas and prices in five-year plans. Private ownership of businesses and free competition were effectively absent.
The question in German, as it appears in the test
Wie hieß das Wirtschaftssystem der DDR?
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