"The West Should Fear the Growth of State Capitalism," The Daily Telegraph (July 10, 2010).

In the last 21 months, if you've learnt anything, it's that the state is back. If the free market fails, it's not because it's been defeated by state capitalism; the only people that can defeat the free market is us, we're the only ones who can destroy it.

— Ian Bremmer

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "In the last 21 months, if you've learnt anything, it's that the state is back. If the free market fails, it's not because it's been defeated by state capitalism; the only people that can defeat the free market is us, we're the only ones who can destroy it." in the context of ""The West Should Fear the Growth of State Capitalism," The Daily Telegraph (July 10, 2010)." to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Ian Bremmer

About Ian Bremmer

Ian Arthur Bremmer (born November 12, 1969) is an American political scientist and author with a focus on global political risk. He is the president and founder of Eurasia Group, a political risk research and consulting firm.