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Was communism doomed? : human nature, psychology and the communist economy / Simon Kemp.

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Was communism doomed? : human nature, psychology and the communist economy / Simon Kemp.

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Was communism doomed? : human nature, psychology and the communist economy / Simon Kemp.

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Full title

Was communism doomed? : human nature, psychology and the communist economy / Simon Kemp.

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Publisher

Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2016]

Call Numbers

G 2016/4937

Record Identifier

74VKVvQODQab

MMS ID

991024039010102626

Language

English

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Physical Description

Physical content

x, 277 pages : illustration ; 22 cm

Content type

text

still image

Media type

unmediated

Carrier type

volume

Publication information

Publisher

Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2016]

Date Published

[2016]

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Scope and Contents

Summary

"This book explores whether the ideology of communism was doomed to failure due to psychological rather than structural flaws. Does communism fail because there is not enough individual incentive and does it discourage psychological ownership? If so, does it produce learned helplessness and therefore empower evil? This book considers such questions...

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Full title

Was communism doomed? : human nature, psychology and the communist economy / Simon Kemp.

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Notes

General note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contextual Information

Date Copyright

©2016

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Call Numbers

G 2016/4937

Record Identifier

74VKVvQODQab

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVvQODQab

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ISBN

9783319327792 hardcover ; alkaline paper

3319327798 hardcover ; alkaline paper

DDC

335.43

MMS ID

991024039010102626

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