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EDITORIAL SUMMARY

I want a society where talent and effort decide positions, with equal opportunity and rewards proportional to each person's merit.

Written for this atlas as a summary of Meritocracy
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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

    Near midpoint
    Federal43.8%
    Unitary56.2%

  • Representation

    Strong · Democracy
    Democracy75%
    Autocracy25%

  • Civil liberties

    Leaning · Liberty
    Security32.5%
    Liberty67.5%

  • Cultural integration

    Strong · Multicultural
    Assimilation30%
    Multicultural70%

  • Conflict resolution

    Leaning · Negotiation
    Military force33.8%
    Negotiation66.2%

  • Foreign involvement

    Near midpoint
    Non-Intervention56.2%
    Interventionist43.8%

  • Ownership

    Near midpoint
    Public50%
    Private50%

  • Economic coordination

    Leaning · Markets
    State direction37.5%
    Markets62.5%

  • International trade

    Strong · Free trade
    Protectionism27.5%
    Free trade72.5%

  • Religion & state

    Near midpoint
    Secular55%
    Religious45%

  • Social norms

    Leaning · Progressive
    Progressive68.8%
    Traditionalist31.2%

  • Technology & precaution

    Leaning · Acceleration
    Acceleration68.8%
    Ecologist31.2%

What distinguishes Meritocracy

Largest median distance

International trade

This position is 34.6 points from the median of the 257 ideology profiles in this collection.

Catalog median 62% ProtectionismMeritocracy 28% Protectionism

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

Foreign involvement

This position is 3.7 points from this collection’s median.

Catalog median 53% Non-InterventionMeritocracy 56% Non-Intervention

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