"...Though humanity has achieved incredible progress, we have taken the Earth for granted, destabilizing the very systems upon which we rely for survival. Covid-19 offers a glimpse of our future, in which the strain on our planet mirrors the strain facing societies. It took Covid-19 very little time to expose and exploit overlapping inequalities, as well as weaknesses in social, economic, and political systems, and threaten reversals in human development. While the devastating effects of Covid-19 have taken the world's attention, other crises, from climate change to rising inequalities, continue to take their toll..."

Comment the critical statements above by comparing and contrasting rival economic systems which are Japan, Iran, USA, Soviet Union, China