Article 6: Planned Economies in Practice – Successes & Challenges

Описание: In our previous article, we dismantled the persistent myth that “planning can’t work,” highlighting how modern computing, artificial intelligence, and realtime data have made largescale coordination more feasible than ever. But theory alone can only persuade so far; the working class demands evidence. This article examines real-world experiences from Soviet industrialisation to Kerala’s contemporary People’s Plan Campaign, showing planned economies at work—sometimes brilliantly, sometimes imperfectly—but always shaped by class struggle and geopolitical tensions.

Crucially, planning is not exclusive to socialism. Multinational corporations such as DHL, Boeing, Nestlé, and Maersk operate vast internal command economies, coordinating global logistics and production through sophisticated predictive analytics. For instance, Boeing coordinates vast global supply chains, managing production across multiple continents with precision comparable to national economies. Similarly, Maersk orchestrates extensive shipping logistics, strategically planning shipping routes, cargo volumes, and fleet deployment months in advance, entirely through centralised planning rather than market signals. These capitalist enterprises demonstrate that the debate is not about the feasibility of planning, but rather its ultimate beneficiaries—private profit versus public welfare.

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