History A-Level
COMECON and economic dependency
What COMECON and economic dependency means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of COMECON and economic dependency
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Membership from 1950 provided access to raw materials, markets and specialisation, but also tied the economy to Soviet priorities.
Topics that use COMECON and economic dependency
- The development of the East German state, 1961–85 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Basic Treaty
- Consumer goods and living standards
- Economic reform and recentralisation
- Impact of the Berlin Wall on labour supply
- Ostpolitik
- Sport as propaganda
- State control of media
- Stasi
Using COMECON and economic dependency in the exam
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