http://cjcoyle.wordpress.com/2007/08/12/authoritarian-capitalism/ The Random Musings of a Self-Absorbed, Elitist 22 Year Old with Way Too Much Free Time on his Hands Sat, 25 Aug 2007 04:53:31 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://cjcoyle.wordpress.com/2007/08/12/authoritarian-capitalism/#comment-4 Jim Wood Sat, 25 Aug 2007 04:53:31 +0000 http://cjcoyle.wordpress.com/2007/08/12/authoritarian-capitalism/#comment-4 Ref: Authoritarian Capitalism, Aug 12th, 2007 Thanks, Christopher for your Blog. I can readily understand your perspective and the results of your analysis. However, take it from one who lives and travels among "authoritarian capitalist" there is more to this than what you read on the financial page or foreign affairs journals. There are the grassroots people issues in the lives of individuals. Captialism is of course focused on the economic processes. But it is the people issues over time that will determine the success or failure of any government. The most basic and most valuable capital of any nation is of courses its people. Liberal democracy has proven to be the most effective means of unleashing that resource in all its multifaceted dimensions. While there has been progress in this area in China, it has been unintended progress necessitated by the fear of economic failure and the resulting chaos. Beijing gives absolutely no indication of moving away from its core value of control and domination. Living in the area allows one to see on a daily basis the lengths to which Beijing will go to assert its absolute authority. Brave and courageous news media like the South China Post is a good source for your further analysis. Jim Ref: Authoritarian Capitalism, Aug 12th, 2007
Thanks, Christopher for your Blog. I can readily understand your perspective and the results of your analysis. However, take it from one who lives and travels among “authoritarian capitalist” there is more to this than what you read on the financial page or foreign affairs journals. There are the grassroots people issues in the lives of individuals. Captialism is of course focused on the economic processes. But it is the people issues over time that will determine the success or failure of any government. The most basic and most valuable capital of any nation is of courses its people. Liberal democracy has proven to be the most effective means of unleashing that resource in all its multifaceted dimensions. While there has been progress in this area in China, it has been unintended progress necessitated by the fear of economic failure and the resulting chaos. Beijing gives absolutely no indication of moving away from its core value of control and domination. Living in the area allows one to see on a daily basis the lengths to which Beijing will go to assert its absolute authority. Brave and courageous news media like the South China Post is a good source for your further analysis. Jim

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