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

Balanced
Federal 48%
Unitary 53%

Representation

Very strong - Democracy
Democracy 90%
Autocracy 10%

Power

Leaning - Liberty
Security 34%
Liberty 66%

Immigration

Strong - Multiculturalism
Assimilation 18%
Multiculturalism 83%

Diplomacy

Strong - Pacifist
Militarist 21%
Pacifist 79%

Intervention

Strong - Non-interventionist
Non-interventionist 76%
Nationalist 24%

Economy

Very strong - Public
Public 88%
Private 13%

Control

Strong - Planning
Planning 76%
Free market 24%

Trade

Balanced
Protectionism 55%
Globalism 45%

Religion

Strong - Irreligious
Irreligious 86%
Religious 14%

Morality

Strong - Progressive
Progressive 84%
Traditionalist 16%

Technology

Balanced
Technology 56%
Biology 44%
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