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Economist · 1899–1992
Friedrich Hayek Political views on the 12 axes
Argued in The Road to Serfdom that central planning leads to tyranny, and that prices carry knowledge no planner can gather.
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Structure
Federal70%Federal30%Unitary
Federal
Representation
Democratic75%Representative Democracy25%Autocratic
Representative Democracy
Power
Security15%Libertarian85%Freedom
Libertarian
Diplomacy
Internationalist85%Internationalism15%Nationalist
Internationalism
Military
Militarist40%Neutral60%Pacifist
Neutral
Trade
Protectionist5%Global Economy95%Globalist
Global Economy
Economy
Equality10%Capitalist90%Markets
Capitalist
Control
Planned0%Laissez-Faire100%Laissez-Faire
Laissez-Faire
Religion
Secular60%Moderate40%Religious
Moderate
Culture
Progressive50%Moderate50%Traditional
Moderate
Technology
Technology70%Technological30%Bioconservative
Technological
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