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President of ArgentinaPolitics1930–2021

Carlos Menem

Argentine president from 1989 to 1999 elected by Peronism, Menem embraced neoliberalism: he privatized state firms, pegged the peso to the dollar, opened the economy, aligned with the US and pardoned junta officers.

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Closest Spectrum
Right
Closest Ideology
Right-Wing Pragmatism
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Pablo Marçal
Catalog image for Carlos Menem
1930–2021
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How to interpret catalog profiles

Political Axes

Profile across the 12 axes

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  • Distribution of power

    Leaning · Unitary
    Federal42.5%
    Unitary57.5%
  • Representation

    Near midpoint
    Democracy45%
    Autocracy55%
  • Civil liberties

    Strong · Security
    Security71.2%
    Liberty28.8%
  • Cultural integration

    Near midpoint
    Assimilation45%
    Multicultural55%
  • Conflict resolution

    Leaning · Negotiation
    Military force32.5%
    Negotiation67.5%
  • Foreign involvement

    Leaning · Interventionist
    Non-Intervention32.5%
    Interventionist67.5%
  • Ownership

    Strong · Private
    Public23.8%
    Private76.2%
  • Economic coordination

    Strong · Markets
    State direction21.2%
    Markets78.8%
  • International trade

    Very strong · Free trade
    Protectionism13.8%
    Free trade86.2%
  • Religion & state

    Strong · Religious
    Secular27.5%
    Religious72.5%
  • Social norms

    Strong · Traditionalist
    Progressive25%
    Traditionalist75%
  • Technology & precaution

    Leaning · Acceleration
    Acceleration65%
    Ecologist35%

What distinguishes Carlos Menem

Largest median distance

Economic coordination

This position is 40.1 points from the median of the 449 figure profiles in this collection.

Catalog median 61% State directionCarlos Menem 21% 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

Cultural integration

This position is 3.1 points from this collection’s median.

Catalog median 48% AssimilationCarlos Menem 45% Assimilation

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