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Feudal and socialist systems had access to cheap energy, and they weren't nearly as successful at raising people out of poverty. In the case of classic centrall
by scarmig 4y ago
Feudal and socialist systems had access to cheap energy, and they weren't nearly as successful at raising people out of poverty. In the case of classic centrally planned socialist states, they were likely worse for the environment during development than comparable capitalist states (cf USA vs USSR).
- vkou 4y agoThe USSR (When it was not actively in the middle of an existential war) was a dramatically more prosperous society than any other point in the region's history. As it turns out, rising tides lift all boats, and industrialization, whether in planned economies, or otherwise, is what lifts people out of poverty. But that industrialization can't happen without cheap energy. Energy is the critical factor, here.