Political view · Center-left

Nordic model

Pairs open markets and high trust with high taxes, strong unions and generous public services.

Associated with: Olof Palme, Jonas Gahr Støre, Mette Frederiksen.

Nordic model sits in the left-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning state-led and leaning libertarian. The clearest positions are strongly institutional on institutions, leaning secular on religion and leaning state-led on economy.

Where nordic model sits on ten dimensions

This is a broad family of ideas, so real people and parties who hold it differ from the profile below. The dot shows the typical tendency.

💰EconomyLeaning state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityLeaning libertarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning progressive
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationSlightly globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentLeaning nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceSlightly peace-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionLeaning secular
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismSlightly interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

People active today who fit

Paul Krugman American economist and columnist99%Ezra Klein American journalist and podcaster99%Joseph Stiglitz American economist99%Neil deGrasse Tyson American astrophysicist and presenter99%

People from history who fit

Michelle Bachelet President of Chile, 2006 to 2010 and 2014 to 201899%John Kenneth Galbraith Canadian-American economist, 1908 to 200699%Gough Whitlam Prime Minister of Australia, 1972 to 197599%John Maynard Keynes British economist, 1883 to 194699%

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