The China Model is Broken | Episode 16 | Everything is Everything

The Soviet Union functioned under the delusion that you don't need freedom of any sort to grow as a society. The China model functions under the delusion that economic properity is all you need, and it can be directed from above. The Soviet model broke. The China model is breaking. Freedom matters. Welcome to Episode 16 of Everything is Everything, a weekly podcast hosted by Amit Varma and Ajay Shah. In this episode, Ajay and Amit discuss how economic freedom, social freedom and political freedom must go hand-in-hand for a society to progress. Ajay lays out the cautionary tale of the Soviet Union. He then explains why the China model is broken -- and what we should learn from the way it broke. Amit gives a potted history of the Chinese story -- and then raves about lesbian counterculture. If you enjoy watching Everything is Everything, please like, please subscribe, please share, please comment! TABLE OF CONTENTS: 00:00 Teaser and packaging 01:23 Introduction: Do We Have to Stop Beating Our Wives? 05:37 Chapter 1: The Soviet Backdrop 19:43 Chapter 2: The China Model 54:16 Chapter 3: China Through the Decades 1:21:49 Chapter 4: Ajay's Recco 1:22:39 Chapter 5: Amit's recco USEFUL RESOURCES: 1. Amit on Twitter: twitter.com/amitvarma 2. Ajay on Twitter: twitter.com/ajay_shah 3. The Seen and the Unseen -- Amit's audio podcast: seenunseen.in/ (Also on all podcast apps. And YouTube, though less than 1% of listens come from here: youtube.com/@TheSeenAndTheUnseen/videos) 4. Ajay's organisation, XKDR Forum, on YouTube: youtube.com/@xkdr 5. In Service of the Republic -- Vijay Kelkar and Ajay Shah: amzn.eu/d/hwGILb3 6. The Art of Clear Writing -- Amit's writing course: indiauncut.com/clear-writing/ 7. Why Freedom Matters -- Episode 10 of Everything is Everything:    • Why Freedom Matters | Episode 10 | Ev...   8. Private Truths, Public Lies — Timur Kuran: amzn.eu/d/amgKa6Y 9. The Incredible Insights of Timur Kuran -- Episode 349 of The Seen and the Unseen:    • Ep 349: The Incredible Insights of Ti...   10. The End of History? — Francis Fukuyama: www.jstor.org/stable/24027184 11. The Party: The Secret World of China's Communist Rulers -- Richard McGregor: amzn.eu/d/882P2R9 12. The Economics and Politics of Vaccines -- Episode 223 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Ajay Shah):    • Ep 223: The Economics and Politics of...   13. Demystifying GDP — Episode 130 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Rajeswari Sengupta):    • Ep. 130: Demystifying GDP   14. Narendra Modi takes a Great Leap Backwards (2016) -- Amit Varma: indiauncut.com/narendra-modi-takes-a-great-leap-ba… 15. The Man of System — Adam Smith: www.libertarianism.org/publications/essays/man-sys… 16. The Theory of Moral Sentiments -- Adam Smith: amzn.eu/d/e0iq5xN 17. The Fatal Conceit -- Friedrich Hayek: amzn.eu/d/dhzpVlX 18. Smoke And Mirrors -- Pallavi Aiyar: amzn.eu/d/3oePRcn 19. India’s Greatest Civil Servant — Episode 167 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Narayani Basu, on VP Menon):    • Ep 167: India's Greatest Civil Servant   20. How China Escaped the Poverty Trap -- Yuen Yuen Ang: amzn.eu/d/dZxJJ7M 21. The Constitution of Liberty -- Friedrich Hayek: amzn.eu/d/05lUZAy 22. The Road to Serfdom -- Friedrich Hayek: amzn.eu/d/2RszUnl 23. China's Future -- David Shambaugh: amzn.eu/d/idjHlHP 24. The Essential Dykes To Watch Out For -- Alison Bechdel: amzn.eu/d/95hcqOk 25. Fun Home -- Alison Bechdel: amzn.eu/d/f8nXMJJ 26. Blankets -- Craig Thompson: amzn.eu/d/9rQL2kh 27. Ghost World -- Daniel Clowes: amzn.eu/d/fCJ3fyv 28. The Bechdel Test: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bechdel_test 29. The Greatest Productivity Mantra: Kaator Re Bhaaji! -- Episode 11 of Everything is Everything:    • The Greatest Productivity Mantra: Kaa...   Produced by Amit Varma and Ajay Shah Shot by Vartika Singh: youtube.com/@vartikasingh7 Edited by Nomsita MS Haritashya: www.instagram.com/nomsitaharitashya Thanks to Gaurav Chintamani for helping with sound: www.instagram.com/gaurav_chintamani/ Chapter images & additional illustrations by Simahina: twitter.com/i_am_simahina