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Socialism v. Capitalism: The Empirical Data w/Howard Waitzkin

Actually Existing Socialism

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Exploring Capitalism vs Socialism

This chapter examines the influential study 'Capitalism, Socialism, and the Physical Quality of Life,' detailing the collaboration between researchers and the socio-political context of the 1980s. It highlights how the analysis of economic systems reveals that socialist countries often achieve better health and education outcomes compared to capitalist nations when controlled for development levels.

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