Economic problems inherent in the Communist system itself Flashcards

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‘soviet contract’

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Everyone given a job
‘we pretend to work, they pretend to pay us’
no incentive to work.

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Little likelihood of promotion

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Lack of incentive to work.
Gap between rich and poor = much smaller than in America - USSR - 10% richest = x3 wealthier than 10% poorest, America - 10% richest = x7 wealthier than 10% poorest.

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