No plan, big problem
The pandemic response is showing that undermining state planning capacity for four decades has resulted in states with low planning capacity. Who could have expected this?
Michal Rozworski (he/him) is an economist and writer. He publishes frequently on political economy and is the author, with Leigh Phillips, of The People’s Republic of Walmart. He works as a strategic researcher at the International Transport Workers’ Federation and is a research associate with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Find him on Twitter at @michalrozworski.
The pandemic response is showing that undermining state planning capacity for four decades has resulted in states with low planning capacity. Who could have expected this?
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