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Gorham, Lucy – 1987
A study was conducted to examine the following questions: (1) How does the United States compare with Japan, West Germany, and Sweden on the basis of indicators of quality of life?; (2) How does the United States compare on the basis of economic performance since l960?; and (3) What appears to be the relationship in the four countries between the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Economic Climate, Economic Progress, Economics
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
