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EDITORIAL SUMMARY

I want a society run by experts, with technical decisions replacing political bargaining and a planned economy guided by scientific criteria.

Written for this atlas as a summary of Technocracy
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Profile across the 12 axes

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  • Distribution of power

    Strong · Unitary
    Federal27.5%
    Unitary72.5%
  • Representation

    Leaning · Autocracy
    Democracy37.5%
    Autocracy62.5%
  • Civil liberties

    Near midpoint
    Security47.5%
    Liberty52.5%
  • Cultural integration

    Near midpoint
    Assimilation43.8%
    Multicultural56.2%
  • Conflict resolution

    Near midpoint
    Military force43.8%
    Negotiation56.2%
  • Foreign involvement

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

    Near midpoint
    Public52.5%
    Private47.5%
  • Economic coordination

    Near midpoint
    State direction56.2%
    Markets43.8%
  • International trade

    Leaning · Free trade
    Protectionism42.5%
    Free trade57.5%
  • Religion & state

    Strong · Secular
    Secular75%
    Religious25%
  • Social norms

    Leaning · Progressive
    Progressive66.2%
    Traditionalist33.8%
  • Technology & precaution

    Strong · Acceleration
    Acceleration70%
    Ecologist30%

What distinguishes Technocracy

Largest median distance

Social norms

This position is 23.7 points from the median of the 257 ideology profiles in this collection.

Catalog median 43% ProgressiveTechnocracy 66% Progressive

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

Conflict resolution

This position is 1.7 points from this collection’s median.

Catalog median 46% Military forceTechnocracy 44% Military force

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