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Noah Smith

China Is a Communist Success Story. Kinda.

Its state-owned enterprises show central planning can work -- to a point.

Central planning at work? — Central planning at work?
Photographer: Kevin Lee

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June 30, 2015, 12:00 PM UTC

Here's a fairly common discussion you see on Twitter or hear at cocktail parties:

Libertarian: "Communism doesn't work!"