[lbo-talk] planned economy [was: Hamid Dabashi on Iran]

[Bhaskar Sunkara]

Ideally I would be for a system completely based upon conscious, democratic
planning, but I tend to be attracted a bit to the model in "After
Capitalism".  Soviet-style planning obviously had its success during its
hayday, but didn't it just serve as a modernizing tool, accomplishing some
of tasks of the bourgeoisie?  I don't see 20th century state socialism as
being post-capitalist in the least.