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State Developmentalism

Model in which the state directs industrialization and economic growth through planning, public investment, and industrial protection, seeking to overcome the nation's backwardness and external dependence.

I want a state that drives industrialization through plans and public investment, protecting industry against external dependence.
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01 / The profile

Twelve axes, one perspective

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Federal 12.5%87.5% Unitary
Democracy 27.5%72.5% Autocracy
Security 78.8%21.2% Liberty
Assimilation 47.5%52.5% Multiculturalism
Militarist 43.8%56.2% Pacifist
Non-interventionist 47.5%52.5% Nationalist
Public 55%45% Private
Planning 91.2%8.8% Free market
Protectionism 76.2%23.8% Globalism
Irreligious 81.2%18.8% Religious
Progressive 68.8%31.2% Traditionalist
Technology 78.8%21.2% Biology

02 / What stands out

Three distinctive positions

31.3pt

Representation

27.5% Democracy, compared with the ideology catalog’s 58.8% median.

Who should govern, and how should they be accountable?

28.7pt

Control

91.2% Planning, compared with the ideology catalog’s 62.5% median.

How should economic activity be coordinated?

26.3pt

Morality

68.8% Progressive, compared with the ideology catalog’s 42.5% median.

Should social norms emphasize change or continuity?

The profile in detail

Government and accountability. Structure: 12.5% Federal, 87.5% Unitary (Very strong Unitary); Representation: 27.5% Democracy, 72.5% Autocracy (Strong Autocracy). This combination separates where authority is located from how leaders are selected and constrained. It preserves those two choices even when a broad political label does not distinguish them. On Representation, the 877-profile catalog median is 57.5% Democracy; State Developmentalism sits 30.0 points below it. 156 reference profiles share this band.

Civil power and culture. Power: 78.8% Security, 21.2% Liberty (Strong Security); Immigration: 47.5% Assimilation, 52.5% Multiculturalism (Balanced). The first contrast concerns limits on civil life; the second concerns cultural adaptation and plural identities. Reading them together avoids inferring an immigration position solely from a preference about security. On Power, the 877-profile catalog median is 58.8% Security; State Developmentalism sits 20.0 points above it. 179 reference profiles share this band.

Force and foreign policy. Diplomacy: 43.8% Militarist, 56.2% Pacifist (Balanced); Intervention: 47.5% Non-interventionist, 52.5% Nationalist (Balanced). Military capacity and projection of national interests are distinct choices in this model. These coordinates show how the profile combines military means and external objectives, without assuming that they always move together. On Intervention, the 877-profile catalog median is 48.8% Non-interventionist; State Developmentalism sits 1.3 points below it. 167 reference profiles share this band.

Ownership, coordination and trade. Economy: 55% Public, 45% Private (Balanced); Control: 91.2% Planning, 8.8% Free market (Very strong Planning); Trade: 76.2% Protectionism, 23.8% Globalism (Strong Protectionism). These ask three different questions: who owns, how activity is coordinated and how the economy engages abroad. The economic profile of State Developmentalism depends on that combination, rather than a single left or right classification. On Economy, the 877-profile catalog median is 53.2% Public; State Developmentalism sits 1.8 points above it. 207 reference profiles share this band.

Belief and social norms. Religion: 81.2% Irreligious, 18.8% Religious (Strong Irreligious); Morality: 68.8% Progressive, 31.2% Traditionalist (Leaning Progressive). The model keeps religious influence separate from continuity in social norms. These values describe the reference profile; they do not assign a religion to someone who receives this match in the quiz. On Morality, the 877-profile catalog median is 38.8% Progressive; State Developmentalism sits 30.0 points above it. 151 reference profiles share this band.

Technology and limits. Technology: 78.8% Technology, 21.2% Biology (Strong Technology). This adds a perspective on innovation and biological continuity that cannot be inferred directly from the economic coordinates. For State Developmentalism, the 28.8-point distance from the center indicates the intensity of this particular position. On Technology, the 877-profile catalog median is 57.5% Technology; State Developmentalism sits 21.3 points above it. 132 reference profiles share this band.

03 / Connections

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Frequently asked questions

What does getting State Developmentalism on the test mean?

Your twelve scores are relatively close to this reference profile. A match describes similarity inside the model; it does not imply agreement with every action, policy or belief associated with State Developmentalism.

Which ideology is closest to State Developmentalism?

Positivism has 96.4% compatibility in the catalog. This score combines axis proximity, overall direction, intensity and the largest difference between the profiles.

Which axis stands out for State Developmentalism?

Control is among the furthest from the center: 91.2% Planning and 8.8% Free market. Read all twelve axes to understand the full combination.

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