On Sun, Feb 8, 2026 at 07:49 PM, David Walters wrote: > > China is state capitalist, or to be more accurate, State Imperialist. It > does have national planning
It dissolves the content of planning if you describe any capitalist economy as having it. The essence of the plan is overall allocation of investment. Capitalist countries have at best industrial policies, which help but do not displace investments decided by different capitals in search of profit. China changed from socialist planning to "guidance," a melange of tax, fiscal, regulatory, and monetary tools. Just as the CPC keeps "Communist" in its name, it keeps the label "Nth five-year plan" for its capitalist industrial policies. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#40604): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/40604 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/117439078/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/13617172/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
