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Cold War History Series - Episode 8 - Capitalist and Communist Economies
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Capitalist and Communist economies – episode 8 in itshistorypodcasts.com’s Cold War series is out now..
We look at the key trends in the capitalist and Communist economies up to the 1980s and set the scene for what was to happen in the final years of the Cold War.
Economic growth was key to the battle between the super-powers – more growth meant that they could spend more on the military in a sustainable way. But, military spending had to be traded-off against allowing people in these countries to have improved living standards. It would be the country that could keep their public happy and spend significant amounts on defence that would be in a much stronger position to win the Cold War...
Enjoy the podcast!
George Levrier-Jones
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38 episodes
Archived series ("Inactive feed" status)
When? This feed was archived on June 17, 2021 02:08 (). Last successful fetch was on September 10, 2016 09:09 ()
Why? Inactive feed status. Our servers were unable to retrieve a valid podcast feed for a sustained period.
What now? You might be able to find a more up-to-date version using the search function. This series will no longer be checked for updates. If you believe this to be in error, please check if the publisher's feed link below is valid and contact support to request the feed be restored or if you have any other concerns about this.
Manage episode 78394284 series 64276
Capitalist and Communist economies – episode 8 in itshistorypodcasts.com’s Cold War series is out now..
We look at the key trends in the capitalist and Communist economies up to the 1980s and set the scene for what was to happen in the final years of the Cold War.
Economic growth was key to the battle between the super-powers – more growth meant that they could spend more on the military in a sustainable way. But, military spending had to be traded-off against allowing people in these countries to have improved living standards. It would be the country that could keep their public happy and spend significant amounts on defence that would be in a much stronger position to win the Cold War...
Enjoy the podcast!
George Levrier-Jones
rss feed
iTunes
History podcasts page
38 episodes
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