If a country is considered politically and economically "backward" like the old Soviet Union or modern Venezuela, which

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If a country is considered politically and economically
"backward" like the old Soviet Union or modern Venezuela, which
should it try to reform first: Its political system?... It is
economy?.. (like China over the last few decades), or both
simultaneously? (like the Soviet Union under Gorbachev)? What are
the possible risks with each approach?