Question

What is the purpose of the government in a command economy

Answer 1

In the command economy government works as the commander.  

Explanation:

Command economy can be explained as the economy in which government plays as a role of commander. Government has control on what goods to be produced, how much to be produced and at what price the goods will be produced.

This is not free economy where producers and consumers are not free while in the free economy producers and free to produce goods in any quantity as per the consumer’s choice. Command economy also suffers from poor incentives.