[Herring]

Better anti-monopoly enforcement, better worker-rights regulations, better taxation schemes for redistribution, better healthcare etc. Even stuff you wouldn't think about like free college or good Singapore-style public housing reduces economic pressure on workers, which reduces companies' leverage.

[econ]

Interesting, yes employee maintenance cost like healthcare and specially housing hurts the economy magnificently. That said, those things only make the dictatorship model more palatable. I want a system to compete with it and kill it.

[Herring]

Well ping me if you find it. I think the winds are seriously blowing against you right now: https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2020/08/the-china-models-...

[econ]

That was a wonderful read.

The puzzle should be considered exciting. If I've learned one thing in life it is that it is easy to do better than a thousand people convinced it can't be done. Illusions of grandeur are useful.

As the article points out, there is a lack of a long term plan. If there is such a thing (however idiotic) you can promise specific taxes and regulations for things that get in the way and specific tax breaks and subsidies for projects complimenting it. It has to be clear and specific so that one can bank on it. NIMBY is fine, you get a reasonable bill for it.