Why did Western European economies grow faster than Eastern European
economies after World War II?

A. Eastern Europe was forced to pay extra fines.

B. The Marshall Plan helped the West recover faster.

C. The Soviet Union offered aid to Europe, while the Americans did
not.

D. The Soviets refused to offer any aid to Eastern Europe.

(B) The Marshall plan helped the west recover faster

for starters, there is the structural trend of rising primary government expenditure as a share of gdp, which reached 36% in 2014, up from 22% in 1991. this increase reflected a political desire to address the poverty and inequality that had gone unaddressed during previous decades. to support the increase, brazil’s government increased taxes on consumption and promoted progress toward labor-market formalization. nonetheless, public investment, particularly in infrastructure, took a hit. in fact, with the exception of the 2005-2008 period, total investment as a share of gdp has remained below 20% since 1991.

they believed democracy was worth the fight