Contested term for intellectual traditions and policy programs emphasizing private enterprise, competition, and market exchange. It often supports privatization and deregulation while retaining a state role in establishing market rules and providing some public goods.
I want a free, deregulated market, with a lean state, privatizations and fiscal discipline as engines of prosperity and competition.
Written for this atlas as a summary of Neoliberalism
Political conceptSources & interpretation+
Identity & context
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Description
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Political coordinates
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Distribution of power
Leaning · Federal
Federal67.5%
Unitary32.5%
Representation
Strong · Democracy
Democracy73.8%
Autocracy26.2%
Civil liberties
Strong · Liberty
Security26.2%
Liberty73.8%
Cultural integration
Leaning · Multicultural
Assimilation31.2%
Multicultural68.8%
Conflict resolution
Leaning · Negotiation
Military force33.8%
Negotiation66.2%
Foreign involvement
Near midpoint
Non-Intervention53.8%
Interventionist46.2%
Ownership
Strong · Private
Public22.5%
Private77.5%
Economic coordination
Very strong · Markets
State direction13.8%
Markets86.2%
International trade
Very strong · Free trade
Protectionism13.8%
Free trade86.2%
Religion & state
Strong · Secular
Secular77.5%
Religious22.5%
Social norms
Leaning · Progressive
Progressive63.7%
Traditionalist36.3%
Technology & precaution
Strong · Acceleration
Acceleration77.5%
Ecologist22.5%
What distinguishes Neoliberalism
Largest median distance
Economic coordination
This position is 49.9 points from the median of the 257 ideology profiles in this collection.
State directionMarkets
Catalog median 64% State directionNeoliberalism 14% State direction
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 1.3 points from this collection’s median.
Non-InterventionInterventionist
Catalog median 53% Non-InterventionNeoliberalism 54% Non-Intervention
This is the smallest median distance across the twelve axes; it does not establish a historical or political consensus.
Nearby thinkers & leaders
Scores below are similarity indices out of 100, calculated from catalog coordinates. They do not establish historical influence or endorsement. How the comparison works ↗
Scores below are similarity indices out of 100, calculated from catalog coordinates. They do not establish historical influence or endorsement. How the comparison works ↗
Scores below are similarity indices out of 100, calculated from catalog coordinates. They do not establish historical influence or endorsement. How the comparison works ↗