In a perfect world everyone would have a job, and would have all which they need to live, however, this is not always the case. Poorer countries may not have the necessary productivity to sustain their economies, working conditions may be awful, or sometimes people may not even have the right to own and operate their own business. This situation is probably caused from too much government intervention. On the other hand, if there is too little government intervention the workers rights could be exploited in order for the industry owners to make more profit. In order for a nation's economy to be successful, that nation must have high productivity, rights for all of its population, and a high standard of living. This can be achieved through some government regulation and the successful use of some points of the market economy system.

Some countries that have, or had, a failing economy used centrally planned economic ideologies. The Soviet Union is a good example of a country that has used centrally planned economic ideas and that has had their economy fail. The failure of the Soviet Union's economy was the effect of no substantial change i

For over a span of seventy years the peasants sacrificed due to the great need for industrialization in the Soviet Union. Due to the unfair working conditions the peasants faced the economy of the Soviet Union was affected in negative ways. Since workers were unable to perform their duties, as was the case in 1917 were many workers were not educated to or trained to manage factories, this caused a decline in productivity and thus also a decline in the economy. Later when Stalin ruled, the peasants were replaced by new machinery. These peasants usually ended up working in a factory and because they were unprepared for the new living conditions, they often took their frustrations out on the machinery in the factory or working slowly. The workers in the factories were cruelly overworked and often those laborers who worked slowly or produced low quality goods were punished brutally. The workers had no incentive to work, but attempted to work out of fear of losing their jobs or being punished. Although the 1930's were a period of great industrialization, the workers faced hardship. Food had to be rationed and consumer needs were largely ignored. Kulaks also faced hardship they were deprived of their rights and many of them were sent to jail without any evidence, or were deported to unpopulated regions in Siberia, or even sent to work in camps. Even in 1978 the workers faced the same hardships as they did in 1928 people still had to stand in endless lines to receive their food rations, initiative was still low, and the economic system was still being controlled by a political elite who was not representative of the population. An aging political leadership was unable to solve agricultural mismanagement, and the demoralization of the work force. During Andropov's rule in 1982 workers feared more for their jobs, since he increased control over the economy, he tried to scare workers and managers into improving job performance, he did this by arresting loafers, drunks and poor workers and punishing them.

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