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dithorba 's review for:
The People's Republic of Walmart: How the World's Biggest Corporations Are Laying the Foundation for Socialism
by Michal Rozworski, Leigh Phillips
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
I think the book's general premise is compelling to analyze and explore.
However, I think latter half of the book is significantly weaker as gone are much economic analyses. This is especially so when the author speaks of the Soviet Union, which repeatedly brings up authoritarianism and tyranny. I would at least be willing to hear the author out much more if they could provide economic data suggesting this is the case.
As a result the second half of the book reads more like a polemic against the USSR than any serious discussion regarding it's failures in economic planning.
However, I think latter half of the book is significantly weaker as gone are much economic analyses. This is especially so when the author speaks of the Soviet Union, which repeatedly brings up authoritarianism and tyranny. I would at least be willing to hear the author out much more if they could provide economic data suggesting this is the case.
As a result the second half of the book reads more like a polemic against the USSR than any serious discussion regarding it's failures in economic planning.