1. A nation whose economic system is controlled and directed by a central government authority, with economic decisions made by state planners rather than by market forces
The Soviet Union was a nation of centralized economy during most of the 20th century.
A União Soviética era uma nação de economia centralizada durante a maior parte do século XX.
2. A state with a command economy where resources are allocated by government directive
Many developing nations adopted the model of a centrally planned economy nation after independence.
Muitas nações em desenvolvimento adotaram o modelo de nação de economia centralizada após a independência.