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Concept information

Preferred term

socialism

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information An economic system that is regulated, directed and administered by the government rather than private enterprises and which supports the principle of equal distribution of wealth among individuals.

Broader concept

Synonyms

  • socialist economic systems
  • socialist systems

In other languages

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/131711

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