The Failure of Communism in a Large Number of Countries

question 90

Multiple Choice

The failure of communism in a large number of countries is at least partly explained by

• A)the fact that those countries relied absolutely on the invisible hand.
• B)the fact that those countries did little or nothing to restrict trade with other countries.
• C)the lack of information,on the part of central planners in those countries,about tastes and preferences in their economies.
• D)the lack of information,on the part of central planners in those countries,about how much authority the government had in affecting economic outcomes.

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