Gorbachev's biggest problem in initiating economic reforms was ______________.
A. getting the Communist Party to agree to a consumer market
B. getting the factory managers and workers to follow the central dictates of the party
C. rapidly rising inflation at the same time that savings were devalued
D. union protests for fixed wage increases the government could not afford
E. creating a streamlined method of production to eliminate inefficiency
Answer: C
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