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Finnish social democratic prime minister, Sorsa expanded public services and social protection, promoted agreements among government, unions and employers, and combined European trade integration with Cold War neutrality.
Political axes
Kalevi Sorsa leans further toward democracy than 88% of the 454 personalities in the catalog.
Of all the axes, Representation is where Kalevi Sorsa stands furthest from the rest.
On Trade, Kalevi Sorsa sits practically at the catalog median.
Here they share common ground with most personalities.
Ideological proximity
The closest among the 257 ideologies
Current that seeks to reconcile capitalism and social justice through democracy, defending regulated markets, a strong welfare state, labor rights, and redistribution to reduce social inequalities.
Model associated with Brazil's Workers' Party governments that seeks growth with social inclusion, combining rising minimum wages, popular credit, cash transfers and public banks without breaking with the market.
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.
The most distant ideology
FeudalismFar-Right30%
An American philosopher, Rawls reformulated liberalism with the idea of justice as fairness, defending equal liberties and inequalities acceptable only if they benefit the least advantaged in society.
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A Nordic parliamentary republic, Iceland combines stable democracy, a welfare state, an open market economy, a highly secular and progressive society, strong institutional trust, and a peaceful foreign policy without permanent armed forces.
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Under Allende's Popular Unity, Chile attempted democratic socialism through copper and bank nationalization, agrarian reform, and economic planning until the 1973 military coup.
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