I thought you weren't an expert on alternative economies?
First, market socialism is socialism with elements from capitalism, so the particular mechanism (ad-hoc black markets) is a capitalist one, regardless of where it came from.
Second, in market socialism, the market is legal and "white". In North Korea, they are very much not legal - thus, "black".
Interestingly, the resilience of markets to pop up anywhere there's a need, regardless of legality or formal training in how to run them, tells us something about capitalism and it's inherent compatibility with human nature.
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No, that's closer to market socialism than capitalism.
I thought you weren't an expert on alternative economies?
First, market socialism is socialism with elements from capitalism, so the particular mechanism (ad-hoc black markets) is a capitalist one, regardless of where it came from.
Second, in market socialism, the market is legal and "white". In North Korea, they are very much not legal - thus, "black".
Interestingly, the resilience of markets to pop up anywhere there's a need, regardless of legality or formal training in how to run them, tells us something about capitalism and it's inherent compatibility with human nature.