AllRefer
All Refer Reference: Soviet Union: Mutual Economic Assistance
This is an excellent resource for learning about the USSR and The Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (COMECON). Provides a great background of its origins, membership, evolution, and plans. Nicely broken down into chunks to allow for...
Robert Schenk, PhD
St. Joseph's College: Central Planning
This site examines the Soviet economic system during its Marxist period as an example of a planned economy.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Planned Economy
Wikipedia offers detailed information on a planned economy, including support, objections, planned economy and socialism, transition from planned to market economy, and related articles.
Practical Money Skills
Practical Money Skills: Market Economy
In a market economy, the principles of supply and demand determine what is produced, how it is produced, and by whom it is produced and consumed. Learn how planned economies and mixed economies differ.
Other
Socialism Today: Stalin's Shadow
A thought-provoking article offers reflections on the 50th anniversary of Stalin's death. The writer considers the impact that Stalin had on the world perception of socialism and the population of the Soviet Union.