Did... did you read the article? You may be correct about the correlation, but a) I'm pretty sure you're not and b) the article goes into moderate detail discussing the mechanisms involved, most of which would also be expected to create an appearance that matches what you describe: More socialist countries, by virtue of NOT sustaining zombie banks, have less growth than less socialist countries which ARE sustaining zombie banks, and thus continuing to create the appearance of growth - but it's no more growth today than it was in the years leading up to the collapse.