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| communist economic system in which the state explicitly allocates resources by planning what should be produced and in what amounts, the final prices of goods, and where they should be sold. |
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| founded on the understanding that politics stems from economic inequality, communist systems sought to eliminate inequality by eliminating private property and market forces, under the direction of a one-party state. Communism is a set of ideas that view political, social, and economic institutions in a fundamentally different manner from most political thought, originally based on Marx & and Engels "For each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs." |
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| in the USSR within the communist party there was the nomenklatura, which was an elite class within the communist party. The nomenklatura enjoyed many perks that the USSR denied to the average citizen (shopping at well stocked stores, access to foreign goods, better housing, access to dachas, traveling abroad, sending their children to university). Membership driven more by opportunism than by ideological fervor. Purges in the 1930s dramatically reduced the membership. |
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| structured consultation in social-economic matters between government, labor force industry etc. |
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| a provision by public institutions; of benefits and financial contribution, to households & individuals to provide support during circumstances which adversely affect their welfare not exchanged for service, cash or goods. |
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| a statistical formula that measures the amount of inequality in a society. Ranges from 0-100; 0= perfect equality, 100= perfect inequality. |
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| a system in which a state extends power beyond its borders to control other territories and peoples. Propagated by European powers from the 16th to the 21st centuries. Driven by economic, strategic, and religious motives often led to colonialism. |
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| an imperialist system of physically occupying a foreign territory using military force, business, or settlers. IMPERIALISM AND COLONIALISM ARE NOT THE SAME THING. |
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| resources flow from poor periphery states to rich core states. Poor states provide natural resources, cheap labor, a destination for obsolete technology and markets. Wealthy states activly counter attempts by dependent states to resist their influence. Poverty is not because poor states are not integrated into the international economy, but rather HOW they are integrated. |
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