[caseysoftware]

Yes, "central planning" works for large projects. But running a large project is nothing like running an economy.

In large projects, you generally have a major single, measurable goal (interstate highways, a man on the moon, a nuclear weapon) and may have lots of little milestones and spinoffs along the way.

An economy is millions of little goals - some complementary, some competitive - that might add up to something larger but no one knows. But most of are okay with it because some portion of those people will be able to meet their goals and strive for bigger ones.

[Iv]

Yep.