Evaluate the impact of domestic economic policies on the maintenance of power in two authoritarian states, each from a different region.

The question requires that candidates make an appraisal of the impact of domestic economic policies on the maintenance of power in two authoritarian states, weighing up the strengths and limitations of the policies. The two states must be from different regions, but they may or may not have been contemporaneous with each other. The impact of domestic economic policies may extend beyond the timeframe, but they must be clearly linked to the issue raised in the question. A comparative approach may or may not be used. Candidates may discuss specific domestic economic policies such as industrialization, preparation for war, employment policies, agricultural developments, economic policies linked to ideology. Both strengths and limitations must be clearly indicated but there does not need to be an equal number of each.