Good comment. I suspect the response to your comment “There’s a reason that the countries that put together the state capacity to build or enforce rules are rich” is something like, “Yes but the question is what should countries do next after they’re already rich?”
Rules enforcement seems like an absolute prerequisite for a country to fun…
Good comment. I suspect the response to your comment “There’s a reason that the countries that put together the state capacity to build or enforce rules are rich” is something like, “Yes but the question is what should countries do next after they’re already rich?”
Rules enforcement seems like an absolute prerequisite for a country to function at all. Beyond that, I can get behind the observation that the USA and the EU have different comparative advantages re: whether the state or private industry is a more effective builder of physical infrastructure.
My idealized hope would be each learning to be a bit more like the other! Or at least the US learning about more aggressive law and behavior enforcement, dedicated planning and infrastructure agencies subject to political oversight rather than consultants, and the importance of ensuring your national champion industries are competitive by protecting workers, not jobs (as the Nordics do)
Good comment. I suspect the response to your comment “There’s a reason that the countries that put together the state capacity to build or enforce rules are rich” is something like, “Yes but the question is what should countries do next after they’re already rich?”
Rules enforcement seems like an absolute prerequisite for a country to function at all. Beyond that, I can get behind the observation that the USA and the EU have different comparative advantages re: whether the state or private industry is a more effective builder of physical infrastructure.
My idealized hope would be each learning to be a bit more like the other! Or at least the US learning about more aggressive law and behavior enforcement, dedicated planning and infrastructure agencies subject to political oversight rather than consultants, and the importance of ensuring your national champion industries are competitive by protecting workers, not jobs (as the Nordics do)