Comparative Economic Systems

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This marketing leading text focuses on comparisons between the three major types of economic systems in the world today - capitalism socialism and the economies of the LDCs and developing countries. Several variants of capitalism are represented by exploring the U.S. Germany and Japan. Also discussed are the problems involved in the transformation of the former communist countries of Russia and Eastern Europe into capitalist countries (Poland The Czech Republic and Hungary). Developing economy coverage includes comparisons between China and India and coverage of the Latin American countries of Argentina Brazil and Mexico as well as comparisons between African nations.