Xanadu's Economic Determinism

Xanadu is a third world country that has recently gained independence from its former mother country. As the financial advisor for Xanadu, I suggest communism as the economic system to bring this very under developed country into prosperity. Since they have only recently gained independence it will be easier for them to transition to a strong government. The people of Xanadu have no experience with democracy and therefore will be able to fully appreciate having a very elite few handling all of the economic matters, rather than having an uneducated country vote on important matters. Unfortunately, the population of Xanadu is uneducated and unskilled. However, under communism, Xanadu will be able to provide citizens with an education and being …show more content…
Under communism, economic determinism will assist Xanadu in efficiently developing to continue to stay in competition with other countries. This economic determinism can help combat poverty as well. The foundations of communism were formed by Karl Marx, who happened to be a lower class citizen. He knew first hand what it was like to live in poverty. The first hand knowledge that he possessed helped him in forming the right kind of economic plan that would eliminate those horrible living situations. In the plan that Marx created, government will control all buying, selling, and spending that takes place in the country. This will prevent any over spending and make sure that everyone in the country is able to provide for themselves and/or for their families. The end result of this would be equality for all citizens. The people of Xanadu would be more than willing to participate in the jobs that were given to them by the government if only to achieve this equality, which will essentially benefit the country as a whole as well as benefit each citizen individually. As previously stated, and now proven, the economic system of communism would be the best fit for the new country