Dictatorships can appear strong while their economies remain weak. Political priorities can lead governments to make choices that damage economic performance. Some political direction is still necessary to pay for public needs. The personal view offered here is that infrastructure, health care, and education give a nation a stronger foundation. The objection concerns intervention driven by ideology when it displaces the maintenance of a workable economic balance.
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Why authoritarian strength can be economically deceptive
A dictatorship's display of power can hide economic weakness, raising the question of whether political control builds national capacity or serves ideology.