8 THE WASHINGTON WORLD-II September 1962 Free vs. Planned Economy-Two Views The question of the free versus the planned economy has never. been more crucial than today. Many emerg ing nations, for instance, have found that U.S. aid, in abundance, is available to support steps toward social ism; that America, the bastion of free enterprise, seems mildly unconcerned about fostering such principles else where. Perhaps, many might reason, even America questions the efficiency of...