Social-Developmentalism
Model associated with Brazil's Workers' Party governments that seeks growth with social inclusion, combining rising minimum wages, popular credit, cash transfers and public banks without breaking with the market.
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In one sentence
I want growth that shares income, with rising minimum wages, credit and public banks, broad alliances and the market kept in place.
Political axes
Profile across the 12 axes
- Leaning · Unitary
Structure
- Strong · Democracy
Representation
- Balanced
Power
- Leaning · Multiculturalism
Immigration
- Strong · Pacifist
Diplomacy
- Leaning · Non-interventionist
Intervention
- Strong · Public
Economy
- Strong · Planning
Control
- Leaning · Protectionism
Trade
- Balanced
Religion
- Leaning · Progressive
Morality
- Leaning · Technology
Technology
What sets this ideology apart
Immigration
Leans further toward multiculturalism than 72% of the 243 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 50This ideology 29
Of all the axes, Immigration is where it stands furthest from the rest.
Power
On Power, it sits practically at the catalog median.
Ideology median 55This ideology 54
Here it shares common ground with most ideologies.
Personalities
Lula da Silva
A Brazilian statesman, Lula rose from union activism to Brazil's presidency, leading the left with social programs, anti-poverty policies, and a development project with a strong state presence.
Closest, by dimension
PoliticallyNelson MandelaStatesman97%
SociallyCiro GomesPolitician96%
EconomicallyJosé MujicaStatesman100%
Other compatible profiles
EconomicsCelso FurtadoEconomist96%
EconomicsLuiz Carlos Bresser-PereiraEconomist96%
PoliticsNéstor KirchnerPresident of Argentina96%
PoliticsB. R. AmbedkarJurist and reformer95%
PoliticsMikhail GorbachevStatesman95%
PoliticsJoão GoulartStatesman95%
EconomicsWilliam BeveridgeEconomist95%
PhilosophyJohn RawlsPhilosopher94%
The most distant
Countries
Reference country
Brazil
Social-developmentalist republicThe largest country in Latin America, Brazil is a democratic presidential federal republic with a mixed economy, broad social policies, and strong regional, cultural, and political diversity that shapes its electoral disputes.
Other close countries
Argentina
Federal national-popular republicA South American presidential federal republic, Argentina swings between Peronism and liberal reforms, with strong unions, public universities and healthcare, a protectionist tradition, farm exports, advanced civil rights and recurring inflation crises.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyMexicoPopular-integrationist republic94%
SociallySouth AfricaIndustrial-unequal republic94%
EconomicallySenegalSovereigntist presidential republic98%
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 Republic1919–193391%
SociallyCárdenas's Mexico1934–194090%
EconomicallySocialist Yugoslavia1945–199299%
The most distant
Ideological proximity
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- Left
Left-Wing Populism
Current that mobilizes the people against economic elites, defending redistribution, public control, national sovereignty, plebiscitary democracy, and broad social policy in popular anti-establishment language.
- Left
Market Socialism
System in which collectively or publicly owned enterprises compete in markets, uniting the efficiency of competition with the socialist distribution of profits, without the rigid central planning of state economies.
Closest in other spectrums
- Center
Civic Nationalism
Nationalism based on citizenship and shared values rather than ethnicity, defining the nation by adherence to common laws and institutions, open to all who accept its democratic and civic principles.
- Center
National Developmentalism
Current that advocates industrialization, national sovereignty, and strategic state planning, seeking to modernize the economy through public investment, productive protection, and coordination between government, science, and national companies.
- Center
Social Centrism
Centrist branch that accepts the market economy but prioritizes social protection, public services, gradual reforms, and institutional consensus to reduce inequality without political rupture or permanent polarization.
The most distant ideology
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