>>i don't know that history has proved statism doesn't work,
>it
>>depends on what is in the remit of the state. the lack of
>>penetration of the state and its institutions into the
>>countryside is one of the fundamental problems of the third
>>world (as mamdani has written about africa).
>
>yeah, definetly.
>isnt unitarism one of the roots of that ?

unitarism one of teh roots of what?

>the more central the gov is, the less penetration it will
>have.

i don't see how you're saying that. how does a govt have any penetration without some level of centralization?


>it's even more interesting to see how nobody dares saying
>"they were wrong" (well, in my part of the world anyway).

what about that africa-needs-sweatshops guy? j/k. but i don't know what you mean by "nobody" -- i've never read anyone say they were right, whether the critique was coming from a liberal (in the original sense), neo-traditionalist or leftist perspective.