What is Market Liberalism?
Market liberalism trusts prices, competition, and private firms more than public ownership, while staying within a liberal democratic frame. It is right of centre economically and near the middle on social control.
Core principles
- Open markets
- Limited regulation
- Liberal democracy
On the PoliMap chart this cell runs from 2 to 6 on the economic axis and -2 to 2 on the social axis. Negative economic scores are left; positive social scores are authoritarian.
Nearby ideologies
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