Rapid extension of state control over the economy
Introduction of a centrally planned economy - state decides what to produce and sets prices
Industry placed under the direction of Gosplan, the State Planning authority which set targets for priority industry; resources were allocated accordingly
People's Commissariats (ministries) set up to co-ordinate the different branches of industry and Party officials ensured that orders from the centre were carried out
The mixed economy of the NEP was ended; drive against the Nepmen and small businesses, often forced to join state cooperatives
Campaign against bourgeois experts - existing managerial and technical middle class staff; government aimed to remove them and open up their jobs to newly promoted members of the working class - red specialists
First show trials of the bourgeois experts in 1928 where they were accused of wrecking and sabotage, often in collaboration with foreign powers
Prioritised heavy industry and aimed to use the most up to date technology
Relied on mass mobilisation of the USSR's people and resources in a military-style effort; workers encouraged to become 'shock workers' and take part in 'storming campaigns' to work incredibly hard to smash targets
Emphasis on large scale projects - gigantomania
