Reflection

Communism

(150 words) Describe and discuss Karl Marx’s  “Stages of History” – How did it work/operate (how did a nation go from one stage to the next?) Most crucially where did Marx go wrong, at what Stage did his theory break down? (and why?)

https://www.thebalance.com/communism-characteristics-pros-cons-examples-3305589
https://www.slideshare.net/nitchati/economics-of-communism/5
https://www.slideshare.net/kvarey/year-9-communism-powerpoint/4
https://www.slideshare.net/dan_maribao/topic-6-dissstages-of-history/10
https://www.slideshare.net/grillmeister/industrial-age-economic-theories/27
https://www.slideshare.net/crtfinnie/introducction-to-communism/2

Socialism

(150 words) What are the “good” socialist countries? Why are they successful? Why do some/many political leaders from those countries claim that they are actually market/capitalist economies?

https://www.thebalance.com/socialism-types-pros-cons-examples-3305592
https://www.cnn.com/2016/02/17/politics/bernie-sanders-2016-denmark-democratic-socialism/index.html
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/04/venezuela-tyranny-economic-collapse-predictable/
https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2018/3/23/venezuelas-crisis-explained-from-the-beginning

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