12Axes
Left

Market Socialism

System in which collectively or publicly owned enterprises compete in markets, uniting the efficiency of competition with the socialist distribution of profits, without the rigid central planning of state economies.

Country: Socialist Yugoslavia Key figure: Oskar Lange

Profile across the 12 axes

How Market Socialism positions on each of the 12 political dimensions measured by 12 Axes.

Structure

Leaning - Unitary
Federal 41%
Unitary 59%

Representation

Strong - Democracy
Democracy 79%
Autocracy 21%

Power

Leaning - Liberty
Security 34%
Liberty 66%

Immigration

Leaning - Multiculturalism
Assimilation 30%
Multiculturalism 70%

Diplomacy

Leaning - Pacifist
Militarist 31%
Pacifist 69%

Intervention

Leaning - Non-interventionist
Non-interventionist 68%
Nationalist 33%

Economy

Strong - Public
Public 78%
Private 23%

Control

Leaning - Planning
Planning 70%
Free market 30%

Trade

Leaning - Protectionism
Protectionism 61%
Globalism 39%

Religion

Leaning - Irreligious
Irreligious 70%
Religious 30%

Morality

Leaning - Progressive
Progressive 71%
Traditionalist 29%

Technology

Balanced
Technology 51%
Biology 49%
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