- We are seeing strong influence long ago disproved also anti-capitalist. It is not a dispute intellectual, but propaganda - said prof. Leszek Balcerowicz during the conference "Capitalism - Facts and Illusions" in the Society of Polish Economists.

- The main anti-liberal and anti-capitalist thesis has been empirically refuted long ago. For example, state ownership can be as effective as private, or even more effective. That competition can replace regulation. The highly regulated labor market will be better than the less regulated - said prof. Leszek Balcerowicz during Wednesday's conference "Capitalism - facts and illusions" in Warsaw. According to former The Minister of Finance and former The Polish National Bank president recently witnessing a renaissance of anti-capitalist views, which are spreading in both the United States and in France and Scandinavia.

Collectivist propaganda groups

- If we see such a strong effect too long ago overthrown, the idea here is not an intellectual argument, but propaganda - said prof. Balcerowicz.

In his opinion for the promotion of the anti-capitalist values they stand "collectivist groups".

- In any democratic society, we have different proportions of collectivist groups. First, a group demanding that want to get more money from the budget, or from other people. Secondly, a group fighting for greater regulation to protect them from competition or increase their wages for the same effort. Such groups grow together with state intervention. You could call them self-interested stakeholders - named Professor. Balcerowicz.

- There are "selfless" group, which really have their own interests. It's about a variety of economic freedom haters - ideologues who preach that the market is unregulated in detail, is the plane on which outline the worst human characteristics - said b. The President of the NBP. In his opinion, such people are "selfless" to the extent that they do not always earn their views directly, but can gain greater acclaim with their followers. - However, some earning, eg. Selling in large quantities anti-capitalist book. Anti-Capitalism in capitalism is selling well. Anti-socialism in socialism did not sell well. According to the economist succumbing to the influence "Claimers" end well. - If you collectivist groups predominate in a given country, it will not be a happy ending. Or will the crisis such as Greece or stagnation due to the increasing overshoot the economy as in Italy - pointed prof. Balcerowicz.