Ills of French health system a lesson on reining in costs Apr 11, 2009
Unfortunately, such central planning by government officials is unlikely to allocate resources efficiently. And many are predicting that France will soon experience physician shortages. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Fortescue employee casts doubt on company's claims Apr 10, 2009
Chinese central planning official at centre of Fortescue Metals Group chief Andrew Forrest's court proceedings now in a Beijing jail. 10:43am. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Official at centre of Fortescue case in jail for bribery Apr 10, 2009
THE Chinese central planning official at the centre of Fortescue Metals Group chief Andrew Forrest's court proceedings is now in a Beijing jail, convicted of receiving more than 1 million yuan ($A205,000) in bribes. He Lianzhong was in charge of outward foreign investment at the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) before being tripped up by a disgruntled mistress. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Pompeo launches congressional campaign Apr 9, 2009
We need a leader who will stand and fight against an administration that is promoting central planning and a larger government at the expense of future generations. Pompeo seeks to replace Tiahrt, who plans to run for the U.S. Senate. (Wichita Business Journal, KS)
In the exam room: Doctor, patient, laptop Apr 5, 2009
Others - warning of "Soviet" style central planning - argue for fewer standards to allow quicker adoption of less expensive, if less comprehensive, systems. "The standards are good enough. The technology is good enough," Mostashari said. (The Palm Beach Post)
Neuroscience and social deprivation: I am just a poor boy Apr 4, 2009
Socialists have tried to abolish it by dictatorship and central planning. Liberals have preferred democracy and opportunity. (The Economist)
Clashes at Nato summit protests Apr 3, 2009
For decades it has stood at a distance from the alliance, taking part in military operations but not in its central planning and decision-making. Bookmark with. (BBC News -- Europe)
A 'Truly Breathtaking' Departure Apr 3, 2009
And plan on bailout nation taking a new left turn toward the kind of central planning that has held down economic growth in Europe and Japan for so very long.. Mr. Kudlow hosts CNBC's "Kudlow ny" and is a nationally syndicated columnist. (Human Events Online)
Cuba's green example Apr 2, 2009
Of course a powerful authoritarian state and strong central planning made such huge changes easier to implement; a similar process of development might be very different, and possibly lees successful, in the West. But as an increasing number of people believe we will soon face a major social and economic crisis as oil supplies dwindle over coming decades, many believe we have a lot to learn from the Cuban experience. (CNN -- International)
Asia's savers not the culprit Apr 1, 2009
Two weeks ago from Alan Greenspan, this time via The Wall Street Journal: " ... The presumptive cause of the world-wide decline in long-term rates was the tectonic shift in the early 1990s by much of the developing world from heavy emphasis on central planning to increasingly dynamic, export-led market competition. The result was a surge in growth in China and a large number of other emerging market economies that led to an excess of global intended savings relative to intended capital... (Asia Times Online)
Questions and more questions Mar 29, 2009
How compelling must the reason be before we completely remove personal property rights and substitute a central planning regimen that we won t call an ism. We need a PLANETARY EMERGENCY. Fortunately we have people who are very good at creating planetary emergencies. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
‘Green Hell’ Coming Soon to a Life Like Yours Mar 25, 2009
Milloy reveals it as the ultimate in Soviet-style central planning. The modern flush toilet. (Human Events Online)
Is Obama Designing the End of Capitalism? Mar 20, 2009
Government intervention and central planning is not Capitalism/Free Market economics but is Socialism that leads to Marxism/Communism when the central government planning replaces individual consumer choices. Capitalism in a true free market allows people to use their own discretion as to what bank they want to deal with, and they quickly learn whether or not they made the right decision. (Townhall.com)
County’s unemployment rate hits 6.6 percent Mar 19, 2009
The East Central Planning and Development District which includes Scott County reported an 8. 6 percent unemployment rate for January and the East Central Community College District including Scott County reported 9. (Forest Scott County Times, MS)
Merging cities a good idea Mar 19, 2009
PeterBrunson wrote on Mar 18, 2009 4:32 PM:" In my view it should be a case of better representation for taxpayers rather than the focus on non-existent economies of scale in cisty government. Central planning works well where? ". BobBayn wrote on Mar 18, 2009 6:21 PM:" In that case, maybe we should turn the Highland Drive Irrigation Association into Highland Town and turn our association president into a mayor with a seat at the mayors association and the regional council. We could contract... (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Growing Government: China To Our Right Mar 17, 2009
Tens of millions perished in the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution, when the government was committed to Marxist-Leninist economic ideology, but government forces also slaughtered thousands at Tiananmen Square in 1989, a decade into China's transition from central planning to a more market-oriented economy. As the post-Mao Chinese government has often admitted, it is simply embracing "what works" economically which is also what advances its own global competitive interests. (Investors Business Daily)
Creative buds can bloom in a recession Mar 16, 2009
Its laneway bars, its hundreds of live venues, its smart graffiti and street art, the distinctive inner-suburbs, eclectic shops and local designer-based retail strips are not the product of arts agencies or central planning but of the hard-working, low-budget ethos of a decade ago. Whether it likes it or not NSW faces a similar opportunity. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Above His Pay Grade Mar 4, 2009
They care only about grabbing more power for their party, which explains why they have championed a central planning model of economics (National Socialism) and are not backing down. Consider Senator Frank Lautenberg, a member of the Democratic Socialists for America, who was illegally placed on the 2002 New Jersey ballot by the Democrat Governor of that state, only to have the Democrat dominated New Jersey Supreme Court approve it. (Townhall.com)
The Cal Ripken President Feb 26, 2009
Government bureacracy and central planning are inefficient and lack the intelligence of a free market. Government schools are anathema to liberty. (Townhall.com)
Write your own Perdue caption Feb 24, 2009
Central planning failed in the USSR and it will fail here as well. Making Obama a failure, of course. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Dutch economy contracting at 'unprecedented' rate Feb 17, 2009
The economic forecast, issued separately by the Central Planning Bureau Tuesday, was a sharp revision from the much milder 0. 75 percent decline predicted in its last official report in December. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Tories plan Boris Johnson-style mayor for major towns Feb 17, 2009
"Mr Cameron will also announce plans to scrap regional development agencies (RDAs) and enable local authorities to benefit financially when they deliver housing which residents in the area want to live in, providing councils and taxpayers an incentive to build new homes.Authorities would also receive cash rewards when new businesses opened in their area, in a move designed to spur business creation and new jobs.Ministers accused the Tories of proposing the removal of a "vital lifeline" to... (Telegraph.co.uk)
S A Aiyar: Capitalism reinventing itself Feb 16, 2009
In the US, Howard Scott's technocracy movement predicted the replacement of market prices by central planning. British sociologist Karl Mannheim asserted in Man and Society in An Age of Reconstruction (1940) that democracy could survive only by delinking from capitalism. (India Times, India)
LETTER: U.S. must succeed if Obama is to be a success Feb 8, 2009
Reagan s policies seemed too simplistic to some with their lack of central planning. However, his policies permitted new and complex social and economic action which spelled recovery and improvement. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Peace of mind comes in yellow Feb 7, 2009
I suddenly realized that I am circling around in my office, muttering to myself, having given up conscripting other people to do my research work for me, when I realized I didn't really give a crap anymore after I learned that Harper's Index reported that the $750 billion stimulus bailout bill exceeds the cost (in inflation-adjusted dollars) of the "entire New Deal" of the commie-bastard Franklin Roosevelt, which has heretofore been considered to be the ultimate in the stupidity of central... (Asia Times Online)
Reservoir Dogs Mar 29, 2008
When Ethics Get Marked to Market (Bear Stearns, J.P. Morgan, Lehman Brothers, DuPont, Clear Channel) at SmartMoney. Sign up now for FREESmartMoney. (SmartMoney)
New wave of MLS owners Mar 28, 2008
When Seattle starts play next year, Carey plans to challenge the MLS central planning model by allowing supporters to have a say in team affairs ... Carey's plan to emulate the European club system might not catch on, but the fact he can propose it shows MLS is progressing beyond the central planning that has dominated the league's mind-set since 1996. (Boston Globe)
Governor David Paterson of New York: Super Liberal Mar 25, 2008
Paterson is also very tight with New York s Working Families Party which the Manhattan Institute s Sol Stein describes as promoters of 1960s bred agenda of anti-capitalism, central planning, victimology and government handouts to the poor ... Paterson is also very tight with New York s Working Families Party which the Manhattan Institute s Sol Stein describes as promoters of 1960s bred agenda of anti-capitalism, central planning, victimology and government handouts to the poor. (Human Events Online)
Chinas miracle Mar 20, 2008
China is not the only country that switched from central planning to a de facto market economy. The collapse of communism in the late 1980s and early 1990s set the former Soviet Union and eastern Europe free as well. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Safe Routes to School plan complete; projects to begin Mar 20, 2008
The study was written by Ann Schell, a planner with the West Central Planning Commission. Schell has also agreed to write the grant. (Chetek Alert, WI)
The System Is Broken Mar 18, 2008
Efficient Markets Can Value Assets. Ours Can't (Bear Stearns, J.P. Morgan) at SmartMoney. (SmartMoney)
State botches driver ID reform (2) Mar 15, 2008
The entire concept of centralizing the driver s license system smells of communist-style central planning. DMV officials are assuming that hundreds of local DMV employees cannot be trusted to check the veracity of applicants identification documents. (Rockingham Daily Journal, NC)
Myanmar biofuel effort raises doubts Mar 15, 2008
Others are less sure, saying the junta's plan to turn the country into a biofuel plantation producing physic nuts is yet another example of the ill-conceived central planning that has crippled a once promising economy. "Everybody can take part and it's good for the environment," Kyaw Sinnt said, standing next to a small patch of the sticklike shrubs in Pyaw Gan, a bamboo hut village typical of the parched region southwest of Mandalay. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Fair market must be transparent Mar 8, 2008
But as economist FA Hayek wrote in his 1944 essay The Road to Serfdom, opposition to central planning should not be confused with a dogmatic laissez faire attitude. For competition to work beneficially, a carefully thought-out legal framework is required. (The Australian)
More of this story Mar 1, 2008
In January, South Central Planning Development Commission began soliciting bids for operators of the new bus system that will connect St. James, St. John and St. Charles Parishes to New Orleans. The bids are due in March 4;We ve asked for proposals starting on or after June 1st, said Martha Cauzabon who is managing the RPTA account at South Central. (L Observateur, LA)
Still Castro's Cuba Feb 27, 2008
This means Cubans will continue to subsist on shockingly poor living standards imposed by Communist Party central planning. And dissidents who dare to criticize the Castro orthodoxy will face long prison sentences, if not firing squads. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Opinion)
The Rankin OSC outrage: Corcoran Feb 23, 2008
We view the Pigou approach as just another form of central planning dressed up in free market terminology. The National Post's sensational series on scientists who buck the conventional wisdom on climate science. (National Post)
Economic insanity Feb 23, 2008
It's 2008, not 1931, but a lot of people still have inexplicable faith in government central planning. Too bad. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Opinion)
April Ingle speaks about a recently passed state water plan. Feb 22, 2008
"Central planning went out with the Soviets," he added, addressing concerns that metro Atlanta may be wresting too much control from the rest of the state. Fischer said his committee planned to launch a Web site in the near future to provide a forum for both proponents and opponents of the plan to voice their opinions. (Clayton Tribune, GA)
Adios, Comandante Feb 20, 2008
Since then, Castro has moved to again tighten central planning of the Cuban economy and to limit Cubans' access to U.S. dollars and the Internet. In general, authoritarian states are only as stable as the hold on power of an individual leader or small ruling clique. (Slate)
The Devils Lake Development Authority is born Feb 14, 2008
Rick Anderson of North Central Planning moderated the meeting and offered his organization as the entity through which grants and funding might be pursued for meeting the authority s goals. (For a complete News story see the Wednesday, February 13, 2008 Journal) 02/13/08. (Devils Lake Daily Journal, ND)
Q&A: Volga tripRupert Wingfield-Hayes answers your questions about Russia Feb 13, 2008
You are absolutely right that Russia's poor road infrastructure is a legacy of communist central planning, which emphasised the development of railways and put little priority on roads. In the worker's paradise there was no real place for the private car, but those days are long gone and Russia is now taking to the road in a big way. (BBC News -- Europe)
* Weather crisis cranks up the rickety Chinese mining machine Feb 12, 2008
China's central planning agency, the National Development and Reform Commission, stated that certain closed mines would be allowed to reopen to help meet demand. But the short-term emphasis on production glossed over the complexity of the coal situation and raised questions about whether the government was signaling that unsafe mines could be reopened. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
China turns to economic controls Feb 11, 2008
Beijing's anti-inflation tactics highlight its continued reliance on the tools of communist central planning in an economy that depends on private business for its dynamism. Normally, prices for meat, vegetables, clothing and consumer goods are set by the thriving free market. (Anchorage Daily News)
As most of China celebrates new year, a scramble continues in coal country Feb 9, 2008
China's central planning agency, the National Development and Reform Commission, stated that certain closed mines would be allowed to reopen to help meet demand. But the short-term emphasis on production glossed over the complexity of the coal situation and raised questions about whether the government was signaling that unsafe mines could now be reopened. (International Herald Tribune)
Lee Kuan Yew: Asia's Growing Role In Financial Markets Feb 9, 2008
Deng Xiaoping launched China's "open door" policy in December 1978, discarding Soviet-style central planning in favor of a free-market approach. Since then China has achieved a stunning 9% or higher yearly growth rate 19 times. (Forbes)
Bernanke's Next Challenge Feb 8, 2008
This Keynesian central planning has damaged the Fed's credibility ... This Keynesian central planning has damaged the Fed's credibility. (Townhall.com)
Retailer launches new initiatives Feb 7, 2008
" Localization Initiatives Called "My Macy's," a localization initiative was developed over the past year based on customer research, as well as input from Macy's store managers, senior division executives, merchandise vendors and industry experts. Its goal is to accelerate sales growth in existing locations by ensuring that core customers surrounding each Macy's store find merchandise assortments, size ranges, marketing programs and shopping experiences that are custom-tailored to their needs.... (USA Today -- Money)
Smart Grid: Leveraging Technology to Transform T&D Operating Models Feb 5, 2008
In sum, the utility as we know it evolves as the smart grid becomes the transportation utility under central planning. Shifting from price controls to prudential regulation, generation and customer facing front and back office activities will become free market activities as can be seen in the EWPC article. (Energy Pulse, CO)
Mozambique gets in line for prosperity Feb 1, 2008
This is a monument to the folly of war and of central planning. But on the other side of the runway is a newer, smarter terminal building. (Business Report, South Africa)
50 comments Jan 31, 2008
For quite some time many socialists [dems] regarded Soviet-style central planning as a specific and plausible solution to Red Monday. http://cscs. (Human Events Online)
Analyst says introducing competition in bus industry will be a challenge Jan 20, 2008
As for LTA taking over the central planning role from bus operators, Professor Chin said it could now look at planning not just for passengers but also potential passengers as it will have access to data on bus, rail and car usage. But he added that the numbers will have to be measured accurately and independently to ensure real improvements are being made. (Channel NewsAsia, Singapore)
Transport minister announces major changes in land transport Jan 18, 2008
So firstly, the LTA will take over the central planning of the bus network, with the commuters' ease of journey as the main focus. ADVERTISEMENT. (Channel NewsAsia, Singapore)
The Link Between Freedom and Prosperity Jan 17, 2008
But if you bind them with the straitjacket of central planning, smother their creativity with over-regulation, fence them in with high tariffs and take their hard-earned money with high taxes, you kill their dreams even as you wreck an economy ... But if you bind them with the straitjacket of central planning, smother their creativity with over-regulation, fence them in with high tariffs and take their hard-earned money with high taxes, you kill their dreams even as you wreck an economy. (Townhall.com)
Pollution Regulation's Unintended Consequences Jan 16, 2008
Monopoly protection and central planning are classic ways to suppress innovation, and the US electric industry suffers from both, which principally explains the observed stagnation. But environmental regulations behind the AEP fines also help explain three decades of stagnant efficiency. (Energy Pulse, CO)
Laggard Laos turns the economic corner Jan 10, 2008
Although the communist government maintains socialist rhetoric and vestiges of the old central planning regime, for all practical sakes and purposes Laos is now in the main a market economy. That represents a significant turn for Laos, which in recent years has undertaken significant structural reforms in trade, private sector development and public financial management. (Asia Times Online)
Morton Mourns Loss Of Owens Jan 10, 2008
He served as chairman of the Scott County Democratic Executive Committee and was a member of Paragon Masonic Lodge No. 7, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc., East Central Planning and Development Board, the Mississippi Association of Educators, the National Education Association, the American Vocational Association, the Mississippi Vocational Association and the First Certified Municipal Officials. The funeral was on Saturday, Jan. 5, in the Vicksburg City Auditorium with interment following in Oak... (Forest Scott County Times, MS)
Competition can make health care affordable Jan 6, 2008
Even the state-run Health Facilities Planning Board is awash in Blagojevich's corruption and at its best is providing central planning to tell us how many hospital beds we are allowed to have in our communities. The best hope for the future of health care is competition spurred on by tearing down some of the needless regulation currently in place and by expanding individual choice by making pretax Health Saving Accounts more accessible. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Letters to the editor Dec 30, 2007
After ostensibly defending freedom in Iraq for 13 months it pains me to come home and be reminded that central planning and government control are still rampant in the United States. If Mayor Begich and the Assembly want something to do with my garbage, maybe I ought to just drop it off at their offices once a week. (Anchorage Daily News)
Albert: Istanbul Talk Dec 26, 2007
Central planning does the same thing, and its more obvious ... So, getting back on track, participatory economy is workers councils and also consumers councils - I havent talked much about the latter, though it is crucial for really understanding the whole system - self-managed decision making, balanced job complexes, equitable remuneration for duration, intensity and onerousness of socially valuable work, and now, finally, we also need a new allocation system that can replace... (Zmag.org)
As industry moves East, China now the world's smokestack Dec 21, 2007
The country's central planning agency recently barred purchases of some used industrial equipment from abroad, requiring companies to install newer energy-efficient systems. It has canceled many incentives devised to promote exports, especially for companies that guzzle energy and pollute heavily. (International Herald Tribune)
U.S. firms say China costs rising Dec 16, 2007
Some companies worry that the law might restore the iron rice bowl of lifetime employment practised by China's state sector during the era of central planning that followed the 1949 communist revolution, said Kent Kedl, general manager of the consulting firm Technomic Asia. But Mr. Kedl said most U.S. companies had little to fear because their employment policies were general in line with international standards, unlike those of smaller local companies that often dismiss workers en masse to... (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Greenspan: Global growth spurred credit crisis Dec 13, 2007
"The root of the current crisis, as I see it, lies back in the aftermath of the Cold War, when...market capitalism quietly, but rapidly, displaced much of the discredited central planning that was so prevalent in the Third World," Greenspan wrote. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Business)
FEATURE-East Europe's drab prefab towers ripe for revamp Dec 5, 2007
Some residents see advantages in the old-style housing estates, suggesting even central planning occasionally had the desired results. "I like living here," said Laszlo Ling, 55, who lives on a monthly disability pension of 50,000 forints ($287. (AlertNet)
Vietnam stock exchange one of Asia's top performers Nov 26, 2007
The economy is growing at better than an 8% annual clip, foreign investment is pouring in, and a continuing shift away from central planning is transforming lumbering state-owned entities into nimble public companies. Like its northern neighbor, China, Vietnam seems intent on making up for time lost. (USA Today -- Money)
