INFORMATIVE PUBLICATION (originally 2002) REVIEWED & RECOMMENDED BY THE CARL J. KIECK INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH GROUP IN SOCIETY & EDUCATION:

"At some point in the late 1970s, socialism reached its apogee, with communist, social-democratic or Third World socialist regimes governing most of the world. There were, however, 2 chinks in the socialist armor. One was its dismal economic performance: much of socialism’s appeal sprang from the wish to ameliorate want & deprivation, yet in practice it often made things worse. The other was its utter inability to gain a foothold in America ... . As America’s continued economic success mocked socialism’s failures, various Third World nations began to rethink their economic direction. Astoundingly, so did the 2 communist giants, China & the U.S.S.R., which, under the stewardship of restless reformers Deng Xiaoping & Mikhail Gorbachev, embarked on uncharted courses away from socialism."

From 'HEAVEN ON EARTH: The Rise, Fall & Afterlife of Socialism' (2002) by Joshua Muravchik

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