“Probably nothing strengthened the impetus of socialists toward bureaucratic centralization more than their implacable rejection of economic controls in general and the market in particular.”

After the Revolution? (1970; 1990), Ch. 4 : From Principles to Problems

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American political scientist 1915–2014

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