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EDITORIAL SUMMARY

I want a developmental state directing credit and private industry, imposing political order in the name of national progress.

Written for this atlas as a summary of Modernizing Authoritarianism
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Description
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Political coordinates
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Political Axes

Profile across the 12 axes

These coordinates are editorial interpretations. The two pole scores add to 100; they describe a position in this model, rather than a probability. Read how catalog profiles are interpreted ↗

  • Distribution of power

    Very strong · Unitary
    Federal7.5%
    Unitary92.5%

  • Representation

    Very strong · Autocracy
    Democracy6.2%
    Autocracy93.8%

  • Civil liberties

    Strong · Security
    Security71.2%
    Liberty28.8%

  • Cultural integration

    Leaning · Assimilation
    Assimilation63.7%
    Multicultural36.3%

  • Conflict resolution

    Near midpoint
    Military force51.2%
    Negotiation48.8%

  • Foreign involvement

    Leaning · Interventionist
    Non-Intervention40%
    Interventionist60%

  • Ownership

    Leaning · Private
    Public37.5%
    Private62.5%

  • Economic coordination

    Very strong · State direction
    State direction86.2%
    Markets13.8%

  • International trade

    Near midpoint
    Protectionism52.5%
    Free trade47.5%

  • Religion & state

    Leaning · Secular
    Secular66.2%
    Religious33.8%

  • Social norms

    Strong · Traditionalist
    Progressive16.2%
    Traditionalist83.8%

  • Technology & precaution

    Leaning · Acceleration
    Acceleration61.3%
    Ecologist38.7%

What distinguishes Modernizing Authoritarianism

Largest median distance

Representation

This position is 53.8 points from the median of the 257 ideology profiles in this collection.

Catalog median 60% DemocracyModernizing Authoritarianism 6% Democracy

This is the largest distance from this collection’s median across the twelve axes. The collection is not a survey of public opinion.

Closest to catalog median

Technology & precaution

This position is 2.5 points from this collection’s median.

Catalog median 59% AccelerationModernizing Authoritarianism 61% Acceleration

This is the smallest median distance across the twelve axes; it does not establish a historical or political consensus.