• Shatur@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    Thank you, this does makes sense!

    You previously mentioned China. And China do have big companies like NetEase. Are such companies under a mix of public and cooperative ownershiprs? How it differs from IKEA? Not arguing, just trying to understand.

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml
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      1 year ago

      The difference with China is that capitalists don’t run the government and all the core economy is publicly owned. I can highly recommend this book discussing why China is fundamentally socialist

      https://redletterspp.com/products/the-east-is-still-red

      This was an excellent discussion on the subject as well https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BT7Th2aV0wM

      I find that comparing how China and India developed after WW2 is illustrative as well. India took the capitalist route while China remained socialist, and the difference today is stark. India has incredible amount of poverty and the situation continues to get worse, meanwhile China is responsible for the biggest poverty elimination programs in the world. The fact that China is developing differently from capitalist nations is a good indicator that something different is happening there.