The failure of communism in a large number of countries is at least partly explained by

a. the fact that those countries relied absolutely on the invisible hand.
b. the fact that those countries did little or nothing to restrict trade with other countries.
c. the lack of information, on the part of central planners in those countries, about tastes and preferences in their economies.
d. the lack of information, on the part of central planners in those countries, about how much authority the government had in affecting economic outcomes.


c

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A) a rise in the price of good X B) a fall in the price of good X C) a rise in the price of good Y D) a fall in the price of good Y

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