Capitalism vs. Socialism: Comparing Economic Systems
Soviet Planning and 1,000 Left-Foot Shoes
S1 E8:
Examine the ways Stalin sought to exercise complete control of the Soviet economy, focusing on his Five-Year Plan for production—an object lesson in the complexities of anticipating and satisfying the material needs of a society. Professor Stuart also gives you an eye-opening look at the ways economics and politics can feed off of one another. Or, in this case, starve each other.