Innovation lagged in the centrally planned economies because:
A. there was too much domestic business competition.
B. there was too much competition from foreign firms.
C. enterprises resisted innovation in fear that their production targets would be raised.
D. exports had to equal imports for the plan to work.
Answer: C
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a. True b. False
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