Answer:
Two reasons that caused the Soviet Union’s economy to struggle by the 1980s were:
A. After decades of centralized planning Soviet workers had little incentive to increase production or improve product quality. This led to a decline in productivity and the quality of goods.
B. Lower oil prices and economic fragmentation caused the hard currency debt to rise from U.S. $25.6 billion at the end of 1984 to about $80 billion at the end of 1991.
Imports from the West were cut back sharply between 1985 and 1987.
These were almost exclusively consumer goods and not capital goods, which often could not be installed.
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