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> Markets exist irrespective of whatever the formal mechanism of trade is sanctioned by the state. Yep. One of the most amazing things about "1984" is that the
by mdpopescu 10y ago
> Markets exist irrespective of whatever the formal mechanism of trade is sanctioned by the state.
Yep. One of the most amazing things about "1984" is that there is a very visible market, dismissed by Orwell as "the proles". ("Orwell's Revenge" by Peter Huber is a great analysis of 1984.)