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Answer» The SALIENT features of a socialist system are:
- The major MEANS of production are either owned by the Government or their use is controlled by the Government.
- EXISTENCE of a central authority like the central planning agency to formulate the national plan for DEVELOPMENT and to direct resource mobilization, allocation and investment to achieve the plan targets.
- The consumers have to content themselves with what the state thinks is sufficient for them.
- The freedom of occupation is absent or RESTRICTED.
- The wage rates and prices are fixed by the Government and not by market forces.
- An equitable distribution of income.
The salient features of a socialist system are:
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