虽然中国和越南这类独裁政党统治下的国家最终生存了下来，但这并不是通过笃行共产主义那一套，而是依靠由国家主导的资本主义来发展经济，最终保住了自己的统治合法性。
Authoritarian party-states, such as China and Vietnam, survive, but not through commitment to communism. Their legitimacy depends on their ability to deliver economic growth through state-managed capitalism.