▁describes ▁China ▁as ▁the ▁primary ▁driver ▁for ▁the ▁rise ▁of ▁state ▁capital ism ▁as ▁a ▁challenge ▁to ▁the ▁free ▁market ▁econom ies ▁of ▁the ▁developed ▁world , ▁particularly ▁in ▁the ▁after math ▁of ▁the ▁financial ▁crisis ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 7 – 2 0 0 8 . ▁B rem mer ▁draw s ▁a ▁broad ▁definition ▁of ▁state ▁capital ism ▁as ▁such : ▁▁ ▁Following ▁on ▁B rem mer , ▁Al ig ica , ▁and ▁T ark o ▁further ▁develop ▁the ▁theory ▁that ▁state ▁capital ism ▁in ▁countries ▁like ▁modern ▁day ▁China ▁and ▁Russia ▁is ▁an ▁example ▁of ▁a ▁rent - se ek ing ▁society . ▁They ▁argue ▁that ▁following ▁the ▁real ization ▁that ▁the ▁cent r ally ▁planned ▁social ist ▁systems ▁could ▁not ▁effectively ▁comp ete ▁with ▁capital ist ▁econom ies , ▁formerly ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁political ▁el ites ▁are ▁trying ▁to ▁engineer ▁a ▁limited ▁form ▁of ▁economic ▁liberal ization ▁that ▁increases ▁efficiency ▁while ▁still ▁allowing ▁them ▁to ▁maintain ▁political ▁control ▁and ▁power . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁article ▁" We ' re ▁All ▁State ▁Capital ists ▁Now ", ▁British ▁historian ▁and ▁Laur ence ▁A . ▁T isch ▁Professor ▁of ▁History ▁at ▁Harvard ▁University ▁Ni all ▁Fer g us on ▁war ns ▁against ▁" an ▁un help ful ▁o vers impl ification ▁to ▁divide ▁the ▁world ▁into ▁' market ▁capital ist ' ▁and ▁' state ▁capital ist ' ▁cam ps . ▁The ▁reality ▁is ▁that ▁most ▁countries ▁are ▁arranged ▁along ▁a ▁spectrum ▁where ▁both ▁the ▁intent ▁and ▁the ▁extent ▁of ▁state ▁inter vention