Saturday, 2 January 2016

NEP


  • The New Economic Policy
  • Aim was to rebuild the economy and keep people on side
  • Mixed economy (some free market, some nationalised)
  • 1921 ended rationing and people could buy food
  • NEP men travelled in and out of cities and the country buying and selling goods
  • Goes against communist ideals which caused political division
  • Lead to the scissor crisis
  • There was industrial growth until it plateaued
  • It also resulted in a very wealth NEP men
  • It was popular with peasants

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