How did government policies prove bad for the economy of the Soviet Union?

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The economy of the Soviet Union was based on a system of state ownership of the means of production, collective farming, industrial manufacturing and centralized administrative planning. ... During this period, the Soviet Union saw rapid industrial growth while other regions were suffering from crisis.

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