I agree...

I was alluding to the rapid growth of communist Russia during the Stalin era. I think communism (as in inciting a common goal to strive for) has a potential to enact extremely rapid growth... but it does come at a cost of freedom...hence the shift to capitalism to maintain stability.

I just can't see impoverished nations stepping out of poverty without some form of significant control by a competent leader.

I look at Rwanda, which practices capitalism, as the result of a capable leader.