Croatia and Serbia

[Owen Jones <owen_jones@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

 Louis,

 You suggest that the basis for the hostility of imperialism towards Serbia
is its refusal to open its market to Western capital. Yet the economist who
hold up as the expert on the Balkans writes that more of Croatia than ever
before is nationalised, and it is implied even more so than Serbia.
Accordingly, I would ask you two questions - firstly, why was imperialism
never hostile - indeed it was actually friendly with - Croatia; and secondly
if any form of "socialism" exists in Croatia?

 I would also like to ask your opinion on Apartheid South Africa. Since 60%
of the economy was nationalised under this regime, does this not mean that
imperialism should actually have been hostile to it; and secondly, if this
was any indicator of socialism in Apartheid South Africa?

 Do you know, after the Attlee government's reforms after World War II,
there were some on the Left who thought socialism now existed in Britain...

 Owen