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.
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In one sentence
I want collectively owned firms competing in markets, uniting the efficiency of competition with the socialist distribution of profits, without rigid central planning.
Political topics
Profile across mindedfolk
- Leaning · Unitary
Structure
- Strong · Democracy
Representation
- Leaning · Liberty
Power
- Leaning · Multiculturalism
Immigration
- Leaning · Internationalist
Nationalism
- Strong · Public
Economy
- Leaning · Planning
Free market
- Leaning · Irreligious
Religion
- Leaning · Progressive
Morality
- Balanced
Technology
What sets this ideology apart
Morality
Leans further toward progressive than 78% of the 263 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 43This ideology 71
Of all the topics, Morality is where it stands furthest from the rest.
Structure
On Structure, it sits practically at the catalog median.
Ideology median 38This ideology 41
Here it shares common ground with most ideologies.
Personalities
Oskar Lange
A Polish economist, Lange championed market socialism, arguing that planning could simulate prices and allocate resources efficiently, in the famous socialist calculation debate.
Closest, by dimension
PoliticallyAmílcar CabralAnticolonial leader and revolutionary theorist99%
SociallyEduard BernsteinSocialist theorist99%
EconomicallyAuguste ComtePhilosopher100%
Other compatible profiles
PoliticsOlof PalmeStatesman98%
EconomicsEduardo MoreiraEconomist, Author, and Communicator98%
EconomicsCelso FurtadoEconomist98%
PoliticsEnrico BerlinguerItalian communist leader98%
PhilosophySlavoj ŽižekPhilosopher98%
Political theoryFrantz FanonPsychiatrist and theorist97%
PhilosophyJohn RawlsPhilosopher97%
PoliticsFernando HaddadEconomist and politician97%
The most distant
Countries
Reference country
Socialist Yugoslavia
1945–1992A socialist federation led by Tito, Yugoslavia adopted workers' self-management and an independent path from Moscow, uniting diverse peoples under a single party until fragmenting into wars in the 1990s.
Other close countries
Uruguay
Secular-progressive republicA South American presidential republic, Uruguay is recognized for solid democracy, strong secularism, broad social rights, and progressive policies, pairing institutional stability with a market economy.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyIcelandSocial-pacifist republic95%
SociallyScotland (United Kingdom)Independentist social-democratic nation98%
EconomicallyVermont (United States)Progressive-communal region100%
The most distant
Allende's Chile
1970–1973Under Allende's Popular Unity, Chile attempted democratic socialism through copper and bank nationalization, agrarian reform, and economic planning until the 1973 military coup.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyWeimar Republic1919–193388%
SociallyParis CommuneMarch–May 187194%
EconomicallyAnarchist Aragon and Catalonia1936–193999%
The most distant
Ideological proximity
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