How do socialist and communist economic systems differ?
A. the amount of natural resources
B. the amount of government ownership
C. the amount of factories
D. the amount of government representatives
B. the amount of government ownership.
Socialist economic systems typically involve a high degree of government ownership and control over the means of production, while communist economic systems involve complete government ownership and control. In socialist systems, there may still be some private ownership and individual economic freedoms, whereas in communist systems, there is no private ownership and all resources are owned and controlled by the government.