> Nonsense, the entire era of Industrial Revolution happened during authoritarian governments. And whole generations lived in misery during that period. I thou

> Nonsense, the entire era of Industrial Revolution happened during authoritarian governments. And whole generations lived in misery during that period. I thought that's exactly what we were talking about? > Not to mention the economic success of Hong Kong or Chile. I don't know about Hong Kong, but in Chile the Chicago school free market era under Pinochet ended in the collapse of the economy in 1982.