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Thursday, November 5, 2026

China used dual-track pricing, not shock therapy. Which outcome best fits this choice?

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China used dual-track pricing, not shock therapy. Which outcome best fits this choice?

  1. Mass factories closed quickly
  2. Wages fell, goods vanished
  3. Output held, corruption grew (correct answer)
  4. Firms privatized overnight

Explanation: Dual-track pricing kept the state plan running while allowing market sales, so production did not collapse; instead, officials and insiders arbitraged the price gap, feeding corruption. The tempting wrong answer is that firms privatized overnight, which describes shock therapy, not China's gradual dual-track approach.