Munger’s criticism in this issue of The Independent Review gives the author an opportunity to clarify why cases of “actually existing socialism” can be identified with help from the Economic Freedom of the World Index and the State Economic Modernity Index. The first index focuses on a necessary condition of socialism (low economic freedom), whereas the second index helps in excluding non-socialist states with low economic freedom.

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