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Muhammad Yunus

Bangladeshi economist and Nobel laureate

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Pioneered microcredit through Grameen Bank, won the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize and led Bangladesh’s interim government after the 2024 uprising.

Muhammad Yunus sits in the left-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning state-led and leaning libertarian. The clearest positions are strongly peace-first on war and peace, leaning state-led on economy and leaning globalist on nation. The profile is close to the middle on culture and interventionism.

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Where Muhammad Yunus sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomyLeaning state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityLeaning libertarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureCentered on culture
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationLeaning globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentLeaning nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceStrongly peace-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsSlightly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionSlightly religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismCentered on interventionism
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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Political views closest to Muhammad Yunus

GeorgismTaxes land and natural resources instead of labor, arguing that the value of land…98%Basic income movementArgues that every citizen should receive a regular, unconditional payment to end poverty…97%CooperativismPrefers businesses owned and run by workers, consumers or local communities.97%LabourismDraws on trade unions and working-class communities to win better wages, rights and…97%

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