What is planning by direction ?

• A. Under planning by direction, the State has complete control over the means of production and the Central Planning Authority formulates a plan for the country.
• B. The State has complete control over the means of production. However, planning is decentralized.
• C. The State directs the entrepreneurial class to perform various economic activities according to a plan formulated by the government.
• D. There is a Central Planning Authority. However, market forces are allowed to operate in the economy.