Command economy is a system, where the centralized government determines economic components, such as what to produce, how much to produce and under what price to produce. It is an example of communist economies. Free market does not have an importance in this type of economy. Since central government is a sole competitor in command economy, <em>there would be no place for</em> limited private ventures.
The "near abroad" is the way the Russian politicians refer to the countries that gained independence after the collapse of the Soviet Union; such as Latvia and Ukraine.
They all have a Russian minority (of the Russians who emigrated there when it was a Soviet Republic) and the Citizens of those countries often speak Russian as a foreign or native language.
Also, they often have close ties to Russia, such as trade ties due to both the geographical proximity and to the infrastructure which was established while they were a part of the Soviet Union
<span>This is an example of "The Observer Effect". Researchers will get skewed or inaccurate data if they don't take this "Observer Effect" into account when conducting research or studies.</span>
One law that protects children is the child abuse law.
