What is (Chinese) State Capitalism?
On this map, (Chinese) state capitalism means a one-party state that keeps tight political control while using markets, state firms, and industrial policy to grow the economy. It is economically left of centre only relative to liberal markets, and strongly authoritarian.
Core principles
- One-party rule
- State-directed markets
- National development first
On the PoliMap chart this cell runs from -6 to -2 on the economic axis and 6 to 10 on the social axis. Negative economic scores are left; positive social scores are authoritarian.
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