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National Federation of Independent Business, San Mateo, CA. Research and Education Foundation. – 1983
To assist students in comparing living standards in the Soviet Union and Western Nations, a chart containing data from a 1982 survey of the retail prices of 179 selected consumer goods and services is provided. Prices were converted into worktime equivalents and the capital of each country, with the exception of Munich, was chosen to represent the…
Descriptors: Capitalism, Communism, Comparative Analysis, Consumer Education
Peer reviewedNechemias, Carol R. – Social Science Quarterly, 1978
Finds that Khrushchev's and Brezhnev's regimes are characterized by improvements in living standards and reduction in social equalities. However, each regime differs in regard to priorities and the pace of progress. Evaluation of the two eras must consider incremental, industrialization, and collectivization eras. (KC)
Descriptors: Change Agents, Comparative Analysis, Developed Nations, Foreign Countries
