Yeah North Korea is the only midway developed country to not be a part of the WTO and it's Cuba and DPRK who aren't members of the world bank.
This means being isolated by the rest of the world by default to a comparable way to counties under US sanctions are.
It's simply just easier to give into the washington consensus than to try and forge your own path. The only reason China, has been able to forge their own path is because of their size. This said, if you're anywhere touching the DC consensus you're no longer practicing anything relating to socialism.
Yeah North Korea is the only midway developed country to not be a part of the WTO and it's Cuba and DPRK who aren't members of the world bank.
This means being isolated by the rest of the world by default to a comparable way to counties under US sanctions are.
It's simply just easier to give into the washington consensus than to try and forge your own path. The only reason China, has been able to forge their own path is because of their size. This said, if you're anywhere touching the DC consensus you're no longer practicing anything relating to socialism.