Soviet Communism was no more successful at reducing inequality than other regimes
Costa-Font, J.
, Nicińska, A. & Roig-Rosello, M.
(9 September 2025)
Soviet Communism was no more successful at reducing inequality than other regimes.
LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) blog.
, Nicińska, A. & Roig-Rosello, M.
(9 September 2025)
Soviet Communism was no more successful at reducing inequality than other regimes.
LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) blog.
Did communism reduce inequality in the Soviet Union? Joan Costa-Font, Ana Nicinska and Melcior Roig-Rosello show that individuals exposed to Soviet Communism are worse off according to current and retrospective measures of welfare than people in other countries. However, there is some evidence that Soviet Communism delivered higher social mobility than other regimes.