Dengist Socialism
Pragmatic reform initiated by Deng Xiaoping that introduced markets, private property, and economic opening under the absolute control of the Communist Party, forming the model of socialism with Chinese characteristics.
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In one sentence
I want pragmatic socialism, opening markets and private property to enrich the country, under the absolute control of the Communist Party.
Political axes
Profile across the 12 axes
- Leaning · Unitary
Structure
- Strong · Autocracy
Representation
- Strong · Security
Power
- Leaning · Assimilation
Immigration
- Balanced
Diplomacy
- Leaning · Nationalist
Intervention
- Balanced
Economy
- Leaning · Planning
Control
- Leaning · Globalism
Trade
- Strong · Irreligious
Religion
- Leaning · Traditionalist
Morality
- Leaning · Technology
Technology
What sets this ideology apart
Representation
Leans further toward autocracy than 86% of the 243 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 58This ideology 16
Of all the axes, Representation is where it stands furthest from the rest.
Morality
On Morality, it sits practically at the catalog median.
Ideology median 43This ideology 43
Here it shares common ground with most ideologies.
Personalities
Deng Xiaoping
The leader who reoriented China after Mao, Deng promoted market reforms and economic opening under Communist Party control, creating the model of socialism with Chinese characteristics and the country's rapid growth.
Closest, by dimension
PoliticallyVictor GaoCommentator and academic95%
SociallyRong YirenIndustrialist and state executive97%
EconomicallyLachlan MacquarieGovernor of New South Wales99%
Other compatible profiles
PoliticsHu JintaoGeneral Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party93%
PhilosophyThomas HobbesPhilosopher93%
PoliticsJiang ZeminGeneral Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party93%
Intellectual lifeJosé BonifácioStatesman and naturalist91%
PoliticsLee Kuan YewStatesman91%
PoliticsJános KádárDictator90%
Political theoryNiccolò MachiavelliPhilosopher and diplomat90%
ReligionConfuciusPhilosopher90%
The most distant
Countries
Reference country
China
One-party industrial socialismA single-party socialist state, China unites the absolute political control of the Communist Party with a state-directed market economy, becoming a global industrial, technological, and geopolitical power.
Other close countries
Vietnam
One-party reformist socialismA single-party socialist state, Vietnam maintains the Communist Party's political control alongside market reforms that opened the economy, promoting rapid industrial growth and integration into global trade.
Also close, by dimension
- PoliticallyChinaOne-party industrial socialism91%
SociallySingaporeOne-party liberal technocracy90%
EconomicallyMongoliaPost-communist democracy100%
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