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The Social Democrats in Sweden won around 45 to 50 percent of votes in the period from 1932 to 1976 but we rarely hear about their Opponents. What platform did the Opposition stand on? How much opposition was there towards Social Democratic ideas amongst the general population?	3
Elinor Ostrom and many social scientists have written about the commons and the role they played though-out history across the world. Why didn't industrial production and significant industrial activities ever develop within commons rather than under private capitalist proprietors and/or State?	3
I read on Wikipedia that Netherlands and Switzerland abolished Intellectual Property in mid 18th century. Is this true? If yes, what impact did it have on the economy and innovation?	3
Was Gramsci a supporter of Bolsheviks? If yes, what was his opinion on Stalin?	3
How did Wall Street and Corporate America (especially prominent businessmen like Ford) react to the passage of Glass-Steagall act in 1933? Did they support or oppose it?	3
The bourgeoisie and the middle class were much more numerous in Eastern European countries than in Russia in 1917. What happened to them and their property (stocks, houses, bank deposits) after the establishment of Socialism?	3
I recently read an article which claimed that Lebanon before the Civil War of 1970's was one of the richest countries outside of developed Western countries. Is this true?	3
The economic writings of people associated with School of Salamanca has been described by right-libertarian economists like Murray Rothbard and Hayek as proto-Austrian and foresaw many of its ideas and support for free market. Is this accurate? Were they forerunners of free market economics?	3
To what extent were Ba'athists like Saddam Hussein and Hafeez Al Assad influenced by Socialism?	3
Was Mustafa Kemal Ataturk a dictator?	3

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