(economics) A mechanism for allocating resources decentrally; economic planning that does not rely on any authorities.

Synonym of central planning

Britain standard spelling of centralized planning.

Synonym of decentralized planning

Britain standard spelling of decentralized planning.

plural of planning area

(Singapore) One of the various administrative divisions of Singapore.

(software engineering) A consensus-based technique for estimating development time (or other goals) in which participants lay down numbered cards to indicate their estimates.

plural of planning permission

(economics) A form of economic planning based on imperfect information, employing grants, subsidies and other influences but not imposing mandatory quotas.