[OPE] Soviet-type socialism vs. capitalist market economy

From: Dave Zachariah (davez@kth.se)
Date: Sat Jun 14 2008 - 08:18:36 EDT


Here are some interesting opinion polls.

East German opinion Spring 1994. Left figure is "Better now", right is 
"Better in the GDR".

    Commodity supply  98 | 1
    Choice of papers 96 | 1
    Travel 95 | 2
    Possibility of independence 93 | 2
    Expression of one's opinion 68 | 6
    TV programmes 59 | 14
    Leisure supply 52 | 26
    Possibility of further education 46 | 23
    Food prices 35 | 43
    Health service 32 | 39
    Free to choose education and occupation 30 | 36
    Security of pensions 29 | 43
    Future prospects 24 | 57
    Occupational opportunities 23 | 60
    School education 22 | 36
    Supply of interesting jobs 20 | 63
    Child-raising 8 | 49
    Traffic safety 7 | 83
    Safety in event of crime 3 | 93
    Sense of community 3 | 87
    Rent 2 | 94

Source: Institut fur Demoskopie Allensbach, quoted in Göran Therborn's 
"European modernity and beyond", p 299.

Does Martin Kragh have similar opinion polls for Russia?

//Dave Z





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