The centralized economy also known as a command economy is an economy that is determined by a central authority. An example of this in modern day is Cuba. Cuba is ruled by a one party system which is a state council that oversees the subordination of its people. A defining quality of a centralized economy is that all production is governed by a leader or a council. Today the two most common types of centralized economies are the collective state and the communist or socialist state. An example of a collective state is Germany in the 1930s and 1940s under Adolf Hitler. The reason being is because all power and final decision-making is all in his command. A prime example of the communist state would be Fidel Castro, who is over Cuba. Another …show more content…
“Two years ago, he had 29 competitors in Shandong”. “Today, he has only three”.
“The other 26 were shut down, virtually overnight, for violating environmental standards” (Investopedia). The managers at those factories, most of which were around for many years, now likely understand better than most how much the craft of management has changed in China.
As the regulatory environment continues getting tougher for Chinese companies, so too will it continue to get tougher for foreign companies as well. The solution to all of this is to know the laws that apply to your business and abide by them, in China as you would at home. According to Investopedia, generally speaking a free-market refers to an economy where government puts in place only a few or no restrictions and regulations on buyers and sellers. Those who participate, the buyers and the sellers, operate on a supply and demand basis. However, since every government imposes regulations to a certain degree, there is no true free market economy. Canada is the closest we come to a truly free market since there the regulations are not as severe as China but also buyers and sellers who operate on the supply and demand basis have fewer restrictions and are able to exchange goods and services for payment are able to do so in relative