Kerala India achieved developed nation level performance on HDI (human development index) indices in a few short decades with expansive land and policy reforms under a democratically elected communist party.
Communism is an extremely effective tool at shaking off feudalistic old world tendencies but, as a system, it is extremely economically handicapped in a world where the wealthiest nations are capitalist.
Which is why China has had to adopted a hybrid “state capitalism” / mercantilism to achieve its rapid economic ascent.
Thanks for that. Always interested in hearing different perspectives.