National Capitalism
System that unites free enterprise with strong protectionism and state direction, prioritizing industry, jobs, and national sovereignty over global free trade and unchecked foreign capital.
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In one sentence
I want national industry protected by tariffs and state planning, with free enterprise serving the sovereignty and jobs of the country.
Political axes
Profile across the 12 axes
- Strong · Unitary
Structure
- Strong · Autocracy
Representation
- Strong · Security
Power
- Strong · Assimilation
Immigration
- Strong · Militarist
Diplomacy
- Strong · Nationalist
Intervention
- Balanced
Economy
- Strong · Planning
Control
- Strong · Protectionism
Trade
- Strong · Religious
Religion
- Very strong · Traditionalist
Morality
- Strong · Technology
Technology
What sets this ideology apart
Religion
Leans further toward religious than 85% of the 243 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 55This ideology 16
Of all the axes, Religion is where it stands furthest from the rest.
Economy
On Economy, it sits close to the catalog median.
Ideology median 58This ideology 51
Here it shares common ground with most ideologies.
Personalities
Vladimir Putin
Russia's leader for over 25 years, Putin crushed all real opposition, nationalized strategic sectors under patrimonial state capitalism, pushes anti-LGBT and traditional-values laws with the Orthodox Church, restricts Central Asian immigration, wages war on Ukraine, and censors the internet via AI in the name of digital sovereignty.
Closest, by dimension
PoliticallyRecep Tayyip ErdoğanStatesman98%
SociallyEmílio Garrastazu MédiciDictator97%
EconomicallyAntónio de Oliveira SalazarDictator99%
Other compatible profiles
PoliticsChiang Kai-shekMilitary officer and statesman97%
PoliticsJosé Antonio Primo de RiveraPolitician97%
PoliticsRoman DmowskiPolitician97%
Political theoryGuillaume FayePhilosopher and New Right activist96%
PoliticsManuel I of PortugalKing of Portugal96%
PoliticsSergei MelikovSenator and former Head of Dagestan96%
PoliticsEmperor MeijiEmperor of Japan96%
PoliticsGregor StrasserPolitician95%
The most distant
Countries
Reference country
Russia
Statist-rentier authoritarianismA Eurasian presidential republic, Russia concentrates power in an authoritarian, nationalist regime, with an economy dependent on natural resources, a strong military apparatus, and a foreign policy of confrontation with the West.
Other close countries
Russia
Statist-rentier authoritarianismA Eurasian presidential republic, Russia concentrates power in an authoritarian, nationalist regime, with an economy dependent on natural resources, a strong military apparatus, and a foreign policy of confrontation with the West.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyTurkeyNational-religious authoritarianism96%
SociallyAlgeriaMilitary-backed presidential republic95%
EconomicallyMyanmarBuddhist military junta100%
The most distant
Brazil under Military Rule
1964–1985Dictatorship installed in 1964, combining political repression, censorship, and security agencies with state-led developmentalism, major infrastructure projects, market reserves, and conservative moralism during the Cold War.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyMeiji Japan1868–191297%
SociallyEmpire of Japan1868–194797%
EconomicallyHabsburg Spain1516–170099%
The most distant
Ideological proximity
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- Far-Right
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- Third Position
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- Third Position
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The most distant ideology
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