Do you support autarky? (Taliban, Afghanistan, economic)

[Mouldy Old Schmo]

Do you think autarky can be successfully implemented somewhere down the road?


Autarky - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Chimuelojones]

Can we have autarky without the goosestepping?

In the 1930s, autarky as a policy goal was sought by Nazi Germany, which maximized trade within its economic bloc and minimized external trade,

[Mouldy Old Schmo]

Originally Posted by Chimuelojones

Can we have autarky without the goosestepping?

Do they goosestep in North Korea?

[GregW]

Please remember the eventual result of extreme self sufficiency is famine.

[carterstamp]

Originally Posted by Mouldy Old Schmo

Do you think autarky can be successfully implemented somewhere down the road?


Autarky - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

No.

[Deezus]

Well, I'm sure we could strive to reach the autarky of 1970s-80s Albania under Enver Hoxha or Khmer Rouge-era Cambodia or Nicolae Ceaușescu-era Romania or Franco-era Spain or Taliban controlled Afghanistan--if we really try hard enough!