Command Systems in the Soviet Union and Pre-Reform China Failed

question 125

Multiple Choice

Command systems in the Soviet Union and pre-reform China failed primarily because of:

• A) coordination and incentive problems.
• B) greater resource scarcity than in market systems.
• C) the failure to accumulate and use capital.
• D) the failure to specialize in production.

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