Counterplan (Soviet planning)
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In the economy of the Soviet Union
and other communist state
s of the Soviet Bloc, the counterplan was a plan put forth by workers of an enterprise (or its structural unit) to exceed the expectations of the state plan
allocated for the enterprise/unit. It was an important part of the socialist competition
.
According to the Great Soviet Encyclopedia
, the idea of the counterplan was put forth by the workers of the Karl Marx Plant, Leningrad
, in June 1930, during the First Five-Year Plan
.
Since 1960s, counterplans, in the form of socialist obligation
s, to execute state plans (annual, quarterly, monthly) ahead of schedule were common in the Soviet Union and other communist states.
Economy of the Soviet Union
The economy of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was based on a system of state ownership of the means of production, collective farming, industrial manufacturing and centralized administrative planning...
and other communist state
Communist state
A communist state is a state with a form of government characterized by single-party rule or dominant-party rule of a communist party and a professed allegiance to a Leninist or Marxist-Leninist communist ideology as the guiding principle of the state...
s of the Soviet Bloc, the counterplan was a plan put forth by workers of an enterprise (or its structural unit) to exceed the expectations of the state plan
Planned economy
A planned economy is an economic system in which decisions regarding production and investment are embodied in a plan formulated by a central authority, usually by a government agency...
allocated for the enterprise/unit. It was an important part of the socialist competition
Socialist competition
Socialist competition or socialist emulation was a form of competition between state enterprises and between individuals practiced in the Soviet Union and in other Eastern bloc states.- Competition vs...
.
According to the Great Soviet Encyclopedia
Great Soviet Encyclopedia
The Great Soviet Encyclopedia is one of the largest and most comprehensive encyclopedias in Russian and in the world, issued by the Soviet state from 1926 to 1990, and again since 2002 .-Editions:There were three editions...
, the idea of the counterplan was put forth by the workers of the Karl Marx Plant, Leningrad
Leningrad
Leningrad is the former name of Saint Petersburg, Russia.Leningrad may also refer to:- Places :* Leningrad Oblast, a federal subject of Russia, around Saint Petersburg* Leningrad, Tajikistan, capital of Muminobod district in Khatlon Province...
, in June 1930, during the First Five-Year Plan
First Five-Year Plan
The First Five-Year Plan, or 1st Five-Year Plan, of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was a list of economic goals that was designed to strengthen the country's economy between 1928 and 1932, making the nation both militarily and industrially self-sufficient. "We are fifty or a hundred...
.
Since 1960s, counterplans, in the form of socialist obligation
Socialist competition
Socialist competition or socialist emulation was a form of competition between state enterprises and between individuals practiced in the Soviet Union and in other Eastern bloc states.- Competition vs...
s, to execute state plans (annual, quarterly, monthly) ahead of schedule were common in the Soviet Union and other communist states.