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AllRefer

All Refer Reference: Soviet Union: Mutual Economic Assistance

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an excellent resource for learning about the USSR and The Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (COMECON). Provides a great background of its origins, membership, evolution, and plans. Nicely broken down into chunks to allow for...
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Robert Schenk, PhD

St. Joseph's College: Central Planning

For Students 9th - 10th
This site examines the Soviet economic system during its Marxist period as an example of a planned economy.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Planned Economy

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia offers detailed information on a planned economy, including support, objections, planned economy and socialism, transition from planned to market economy, and related articles.
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Practical Money Skills

Practical Money Skills: Market Economy

For Students 9th - 10th
In a market economy, the principles of supply and demand determine what is produced, how it is produced, and by whom it is produced and consumed. Learn how planned economies and mixed economies differ.
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Other

Socialism Today: Stalin's Shadow

For Students 9th - 10th
A thought-provoking article offers reflections on the 50th anniversary of Stalin's death. The writer considers the impact that Stalin had on the world perception of socialism and the population of the Soviet Union.