> Central planning works as well as unplanned markets work: That is, sometimes they work, sometimes they don't, and it mostly comes down to external factors. I

> Central planning works as well as unplanned markets work: That is, sometimes they work, sometimes they don't, and it mostly comes down to external factors. I have first-hand, extended experience with a hard-core centrally planned economy. It most definitely doesn't come down to external factors. Everything I saw and experienced was self-inflicted. And things keep getting worse.