A case that examines Russia's real-world struggles of converting from a command to market economy. Asks students to consider the pros and cons of both market systems and to formulate explanations for the large gap between the country's rich and poor. Accompanying newsmagazine video can be watched in its entirety at the FRONTLINE/World Web site.

Concepts

command economy

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Additional Tags

economic disparity, lesson plans, market incentives, pbs, russian economy, market economy, history of russia

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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