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Chapter 10: Details of Economic Planning
10.4. Structure and details of the Zonal economic plans
The zonal economic plans are secondary economic plans formulated for each Zone within the broad framework of the world economic plan, and are the core plans of the overall sustainable planned economy.
In classical economic planning, they are equivalent to the central economic plans of each country. However, it is important to note that they differ significantly from classical planned economies in that they are bound by the world economic plan and the Zones that formulate them are not exclusive sovereign states.
In relation to the latter, in the Joint-Zones, where multiple Zones are loosely united with the primary purpose of formulating economic plans collaboratively, economic plans are formulated not for each of the constituent Zones, but for the Joint-Zones as a whole.
The details of Zonal economic plans, including such joint economic plans, are similar to those of the world economic plan, and therefore essentially follow those of the world economic plan, beginning with the energy plan and followed by detailed production plan (Division A). Similarly, the details are classified according to the industry that places a burden on the main elements of the global environment: air, soil, water resources, or biological resources.
However, with regard to the energy plans, the details of each Zone's economic plan are diversified in that any energy sources that cannot be produced within the Zone will be comprehensively supplied through the World Natural Resources Organization, and similarly, any products that cannot be produced within the Zone will be cooperatively supplied from other Zones.
Another important point is that the economic plan for the agriculture, forestry, and fisheries sector (Division B) is formulated separately as a detailed item of the Zonal economic plan. Because the world economic plan does not include plans for the agriculture, forestry, and fisheries sector, which has large variations due to differences in Zonal ecosystems and eating habits, the Zonal economic plan will serve as the primary economic plan for this sector, with detailed items presented for each sector: agriculture, forestry, and fisheries.
Furthermore, as with the world economic plan, the environmental guidelines that form the basis for the overall outline of the economic plan will be clearly stated in a separate table. These guidelines are basically condensed versions of the guidelines set out in the world economic plan, but if stricter guidelines are set than those in the world economic plan, they will need to be described in detail.
The pharmaceutical plan (Division C), the third pillar of the Zonal economic plan, has a unique structure due to the nature of pharmaceutical products, and will be described again in the final section of this chapter.
👉The papers published on this blog are meant to expand upon my On Communism.
