Sowing Dragons (2)

[Wojtek Sokolowski]

At 09:21 AM 4/10/00 -0700, Brad DeLong wrote:
>And what makes a state able to give orders? And what makes a state 
>*wish* to give orders that accelerate the pace of economic 
>development--rather than simply to transfer all property to the 
>state's functionaries and their relatives?

A point of correction - "all properties" were NOT the property of state
functionaries under the Soviet regime - they become their property only
after central planning had been repleced with market reforms cheerleeded by
Chicago boys.

wojtek