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Medieval alliance of autonomous cantons formed from the 1291 Pact, the Old Swiss Confederacy operated without a strong central power, combining direct democracy in local assemblies (Landsgemeinde), independent peasant militias, and weak joint military/diplomatic coordination among the cantons.
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Leans further toward federal than 99% of the 325 countries and regimes in the catalog.
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On Economy, it sits practically at the catalog median.
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Doctrine of Christian inspiration that advocates the wide distribution of property and small-scale production, opposing both monopoly capitalism and state socialism in favor of autonomous communities.
Tradition of republics made of sovereign provinces or cantons, such as the Dutch Republic and the old Swiss Confederacy, with local self-government, open trade, armed neutrality and deep-rooted Protestant faith.
Doctrine that organizes the state through a constitutional division of power between a central government and autonomous regional units, such as cantons or states, with their own competencies, independent courts, and mutual checks against excessive concentration of power.
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An American political philosopher and historian, Kirk influenced postwar conservatism with The Conservative Mind (1953). He championed tradition, historical continuity, political prudence, local communities, and a moral order rooted in religion.
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