Planned direction alone cannot define socialism.

Evidence

All socialist theories agree that the socialist economy, in contrast to the anarchic' capitalist one, must be a planned and directed one, although this should not be thought of as its only characteristic. If the latter were true, economic systems as various as the economy under the Pharaohs, mercantilism, the German war economy, and even a form of capitalism completely dominated by cartels, would all have to be regarded as socialist. — <cite>Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 240</cite> (#exemplifies`, via linked claim)

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim
• XREF: connects to: Planned direction alone cannot define socialism, or Pharaohs’ economies would qualify — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 240; Ideology alone cannot unify a region; a powerful state must drive it.

Related

• Planned direction alone cannot define socialism, or Pharaohs’ economies would qualify (similarity 0.90)

Broader Connections

• Planned direction alone cannot define socialism, or Pharaohs’ economies would qualify #exemplifies (1.00) — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 240
• Ideology alone cannot unify a region; a powerful state must drive it. #expands (0.72)