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The Russians by Hedrick Smith depicts day to day life in a pure non-market socialist/communist society, i.e. the in and outs of day to day life for average people.
Richard McGregor’s, The Party: The Secret World of China’s Communist Rulers describes life for Communist Party members in hybrid economy that is part dictatorship/communist and part capitalist.
You live in a mostly capitalist economy, the United States.
Write a short biography that describes your family background, economic background and current situation, and position in the U.S. political power structure.
Now imagine that instead of living in the United States, you were born in the Soviet Union or Communist China. Compare and contrast your likely future and how you deal with the following daily tasks in all three societies.
Finding a place to live, i.e. renting an apartment, buying a house, living with your parents, etc.
Choosing an occupation and finding employment and success in your chosen population.
Achieving a higher standard of living than your parents.
Becoming a member of the economic and/or political elite, i.e. becoming affluent or extraordinarily wealth and achieving a place in the ruling class where you can exercise real political power.
In your essay, quote specific examples from The Russians, The Party, Basic Economics, Capitalism and Freedom and your own daily existence, i.e. cite specific economic features of each society and how they relate to each area. Your grade will largely be determined by the detail and applicability of the examples you choose.
Consider the three articles linked on the Moodle course outline under this assignment. Are the Chinese people quoted in the article crazy to want to leave the country of their birth and move to the U.S. or other capitalist economies? Would you be better off in the Soviet Union or Communist China? Explain.
Required reading:
The Party: The Secret World of China’s Communist Rulers by Richard McGregor.
The Russians by Hedrick Smith.
Capitalism and Freedom by Milton Friedman. Pay particular attention to Prefaces and Chapter 1.
Basic Economics by Thomas Sowell.
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