List of Collectivist Catastrophes

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This article is part of the [Basic Course on Libertarianism and the Austrian School of Economics-> Module 6: Summary of Collectivist Catastrophes](../cursos/curso-basico-liberalismo.md#module-6-collectivist-catastrophes

Last updated: 2026-07-24

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Slavery generated by Mercantilism

• Mercantilism
• Colonialism
• Transatlantic Slavery

Waste of resources by Communist ideas

• Marxist waste in Russia and China
• Marxist waste in Venezuela, Ethiopia, and North Korea

Inefficiency and waste of resources by Marxist and Keynesian ideas

• Peronist waste in Argentina
• Kirchnerist waste in Argentina

Famines generated by Communism

• War Communism
• GOSPLAN and the Holodomor
• The Great Leap Forward

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This article is part of the [Basic Course on Libertarianism and the Austrian School of Economics-> Module 6: Summary of Collectivist Catastrophes](../cursos/curso-basico-liberalismo.md#module-6-collectivist-catastrophes

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