ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

ECONOMICS

ECONOMIC SYSTEMS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What’s the difference between communism and socialism?
A
socialism allows some private ownership of property
B
communism allows some private ownership of property
C
socialism expects the government to control the means of production
D
communism expects the people to share the means of production
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The main difference is that under communism, most property and economic resources are owned and controlled by the state (rather than individual citizens); under socialism, all citizens share equally in economic resources as allocated by a democratically-elected government.

Detailed explanation-2: -Key Differences Between Communism and Socialism Under communism, there is no such thing as private property. All property is communally owned, and each person receives a portion based on what they need.

Detailed explanation-3: -Socialism is a social and economic doctrine that calls for public rather than private ownership or control of property and natural resources.

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer: The two differences are as follows (i) The capitalists believed that individuals owned private property whereas the socialists believed that all property belonged to the society as a whole, i.e., to the state.

Detailed explanation-5: -Socialists were against private property. They saw it as the root of all social evils. ii) Socialists favored society as a whole rather than single individually owned property. More attention would be paid to collective social interests.

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