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EDITORIAL SUMMARY

I want free competition at home protected by an external tariff wall, with a national bank and subsidies for infant industry generating a surplus.

Written for this atlas as a summary of Mercantilism
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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

    Strong · Unitary
    Federal23.8%
    Unitary76.2%

  • Representation

    Leaning · Autocracy
    Democracy42.5%
    Autocracy57.5%

  • Civil liberties

    Leaning · Security
    Security63.7%
    Liberty36.3%

  • Cultural integration

    Leaning · Assimilation
    Assimilation66.2%
    Multicultural33.8%

  • Conflict resolution

    Strong · Military force
    Military force75%
    Negotiation25%

  • Foreign involvement

    Strong · Interventionist
    Non-Intervention23.8%
    Interventionist76.2%

  • Ownership

    Leaning · Private
    Public38.8%
    Private61.2%

  • Economic coordination

    Near midpoint
    State direction48.8%
    Markets51.2%

  • International trade

    Strong · Protectionism
    Protectionism78.8%
    Free trade21.2%

  • Religion & state

    Near midpoint
    Secular55%
    Religious45%

  • Social norms

    Leaning · Traditionalist
    Progressive32.5%
    Traditionalist67.5%

  • Technology & precaution

    Strong · Acceleration
    Acceleration70%
    Ecologist30%

What distinguishes Mercantilism

Largest median distance

Conflict resolution

This position is 29.5 points from the median of the 257 ideology profiles in this collection.

Catalog median 46% Military forceMercantilism 75% Military force

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

Religion & state

This position is 5.0 points from this collection’s median.

Catalog median 60% SecularMercantilism 55% Secular

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