11. Why are Communist countries all one-party dictatorships?
WHAT IS POLITICS?
What Is Socialism?
In mainstream corporate journalism and academia, the word socialism tends to mean state government control over the most important sectors of the economy. The word communism is used to describe a one party dictatorship and a centralized command economy. Since Bernie Sanders presidential runs in the United States, people now use the word socialism to refer to a capitalist economy which has an advanced welfare state.
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