But sure, it's very hard to do autarchy. That's why advocates of delinking like Amin and Bello specify that they are not for 100% autarchy. They promote delinking from the most destructive circuitry of capital, namely pure export-led growth based upon primary commodities, and debt repayment. Join 'em, Doug?
On that, yes, completely. But I'm still not clear on what you're advocating as an alternative. 100% autarchy is impossible. But 50%? 25%? You could never have any delinking if there weren't substantial solidarity among poorer countries - some kind of trading, financial, and technological links. As soon as I say that though, I wonder - what common interests are there between Brazil and Zimbabwe?
Doug
