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A state in India's southwest, Kerala elected the world's first communist government by popular vote in 1957 and alternates left and center in power. It has the country's best social indicators, a Gulf remittance economy and a plural population of Hindus, Muslims and Christians.
Political topics
Leans further toward federal than 78% of the 325 countries and regimes in the catalog.
Of all the topics, Structure is where it stands furthest from the rest.
On Power, it sits close to the catalog median.
Here it shares common ground with most countries.
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Current that values community bonds, traditions, and the common good above individualism, holding that justice and identity arise from life in community and the responsibilities people share.
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.
Movement dedicated to protecting the environment and the sustainable use of resources, advocating policies against pollution and climate change and harmony between human development and ecological balance.
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Authoritarian NeoliberalismFar-Right31%
An American political philosopher, Sandel is one of the leading exponents of communitarianism, criticizing procedural liberalism and holding that justice, virtue, and the common good arise from community bonds.
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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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