State Liberalism
Liberal current that accepts an active role for the state in the economy and in guaranteeing rights, combining individual freedoms and markets with regulation and public policies aimed at the collective good and equality.
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In one sentence
I want a market society with an active state, regulating the economy and expanding rights to guarantee collective well-being.
Political axes
Profile across the 12 axes
- Balanced
Structure
- Strong · Democracy
Representation
- Leaning · Liberty
Power
- Leaning · Multiculturalism
Immigration
- Leaning · Pacifist
Diplomacy
- Balanced
Intervention
- Leaning · Public
Economy
- Leaning · Planning
Control
- Balanced
Trade
- Strong · Irreligious
Religion
- Strong · Progressive
Morality
- Balanced
Technology
What sets this ideology apart
Morality
Leans further toward progressive than 87% of the 243 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 43This ideology 80
Of all the axes, Morality is where it stands furthest from the rest.
Economy
On Economy, it sits practically at the catalog median.
Ideology median 58This ideology 58
Here it shares common ground with most ideologies.
Personalities
John Rawls
An American philosopher, Rawls reformulated liberalism with the idea of justice as fairness, defending equal liberties and inequalities acceptable only if they benefit the least advantaged in society.
Closest, by dimension
PoliticallyLuiz Carlos Bresser-PereiraEconomist98%
SociallyPedro SánchezPrime Minister of Spain98%
EconomicallyMuhammad AbduhGrand Mufti and Islamic reformer100%
Other compatible profiles
PoliticsYamandú OrsiPresident of Uruguay97%
PoliticsJustin TrudeauStatesman96%
EconomicsJohn Maynard KeynesEconomist96%
PoliticsBarack ObamaStatesman96%
PoliticsJonas Gahr StørePrime Minister of Norway96%
PoliticsB. R. AmbedkarJurist and reformer95%
PoliticsOlaf ScholzFormer Chancellor of Germany95%
PoliticsFernando Henrique CardosoSociologist and statesman95%
The most distant
Countries
Reference country
France
Social-republican republicA European semi-presidential republic, France combines a strong republican and secular tradition, a robust welfare state, a mixed economy, and a prominent diplomatic, cultural, and military role in the European Union and the world.
Other close countries
Norway
Social-oil monarchyA Nordic parliamentary monarchy, Norway combines a broad welfare state, oil wealth managed by a large sovereign fund, and strong social equality, serving as a benchmark of quality of life and social democracy.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyIcelandSocial-pacifist republic97%
SociallyMassachusetts (United States)Academic-progressive region98%
EconomicallyMongoliaPost-communist democracy99%
The most distant
Allende's Chile
1970–1973Under Allende's Popular Unity, Chile attempted democratic socialism through copper and bank nationalization, agrarian reform, and economic planning until the 1973 military coup.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyWeimar Republic1919–193388%
SociallyAnarchist Aragon and Catalonia1936–193989%
EconomicallyMacedonian Empire336–323 a.C.96%
The most distant
Ideological proximity
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