State Developmentalism
Model in which the state directs industrialization and economic growth through planning, public investment, and industrial protection, seeking to overcome the nation's backwardness and external dependence.
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In one sentence
I want a state that drives industrialization through plans and public investment, protecting industry against external dependence.
Political topics
Profile across mindedfolk
- Very strong · Unitary
Structure
- Strong · Autocracy
Representation
- Strong · Security
Power
- Balanced
Immigration
- Balanced
Nationalism
- Balanced
Economy
- Strong · Planning
Free market
- Strong · Irreligious
Religion
- Leaning · Progressive
Morality
- Strong · Technology
Technology
What sets this ideology apart
Representation
Leans further toward autocracy than 73% of the 263 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 60This ideology 28
Of all the topics, Representation is where it stands furthest from the rest.
Immigration
On Immigration, it sits practically at the catalog median.
Ideology median 50This ideology 48
Here it shares common ground with most ideologies.
Personalities
Park Chung-hee
A South Korean dictator, Park Chung-hee led an authoritarian developmentalist regime that rapidly industrialized South Korea through state planning and discipline, turning the country into an economic power.
Closest, by dimension
PoliticallyAuguste ComtePhilosopher96%
SociallyHoward ScottEngineer95%
EconomicallyWilhelm II of GermanyGerman Emperor and King of Prussia99%
Other compatible profiles
PoliticsMiguel Díaz-CanelPresident of Cuba96%
PhilosophyThomas HobbesPhilosopher95%
EconomicsOskar LangeEconomist93%
PoliticsHo Chi MinhRevolutionary and statesman93%
PoliticsMustafa Kemal AtatürkStatesman93%
BusinessRong YirenIndustrialist and state executive93%
Political theoryHenri de Saint-SimonThinker92%
PoliticsSamora MachelGuerrilla leader and statesman92%
The most distant
Countries
Reference country
South Korea
Technological-security republicAn Asian presidential republic, South Korea combines a vibrant democracy, an export-oriented market economy, and technological leadership, the result of rapid development under strong state impetus.
Other close countries
Shenzhen (China)
Tech-export special economic zoneChina's first Special Economic Zone, created by Deng Xiaoping in 1980, Shenzhen went from fishing village to global technology and manufacturing hub (Huawei, Tencent, DJI), with a dynamic market under Communist Party oversight.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyCubaOne-party egalitarian socialism90%
SociallyVietnamOne-party reformist socialism87%
EconomicallyRussiaStatist-rentier authoritarianism100%
The most distant
Cuba under Fidel Castro
1959–2008Ruled by Fidel Castro from 1959 to 2008, Cuba became a one-party socialist state, with a nationalized economy, universal health and education, a Soviet alliance, repression of dissidents, mass exile and confrontation with the United States, from the embargo to the missile crisis.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyAtatürk's Turkey1923–193890%
SociallySocialist Yugoslavia1945–199292%
EconomicallyViceroyalty of New Spain1535–1821100%
The most distant
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