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EconomistEconomics1883–1950

Joseph Schumpeter

Austrian economist, Schumpeter described the creative destruction driven by the innovating entrepreneur, reduced democracy to competition among elites for votes, and predicted capitalism would be destroyed by its own success.

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Right
Closest Ideology
Aristocratic Liberalism
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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1883–1950
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Profile across the 12 axes

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  • Distribution of power

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

    Near midpoint
    Democracy46.2%
    Autocracy53.8%
  • Civil liberties

    Near midpoint
    Security50%
    Liberty50%
  • Cultural integration

    Leaning · Assimilation
    Assimilation67.5%
    Multicultural32.5%
  • Conflict resolution

    Strong · Negotiation
    Military force25%
    Negotiation75%
  • Foreign involvement

    Strong · Non-Intervention
    Non-Intervention71.2%
    Interventionist28.8%
  • Ownership

    Leaning · Private
    Public33.8%
    Private66.2%
  • Economic coordination

    Strong · Markets
    State direction30%
    Markets70%
  • International trade

    Strong · Free trade
    Protectionism26.2%
    Free trade73.8%
  • Religion & state

    Near midpoint
    Secular43.8%
    Religious56.2%
  • Social norms

    Leaning · Traditionalist
    Progressive36.2%
    Traditionalist63.8%
  • Technology & precaution

    Strong · Acceleration
    Acceleration72.5%
    Ecologist27.5%

What distinguishes Joseph Schumpeter

Largest median distance

Economic coordination

This position is 31.3 points from the median of the 449 figure profiles in this collection.

Catalog median 61% State directionJoseph Schumpeter 30% 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

Social norms

This position is 3.8 points from this collection’s median.

Catalog median 40% ProgressiveJoseph Schumpeter 36% Progressive

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