Political Spectrum Since 1945, Chart - CESA 6

The Political SpectrumFiscal Issues: deal mainly with economics and scarce resourcesIdeologyMarxistRadicalLiberal Conservative FascistReactionaryPoliticalPartyCommunistSocialistDemocratSocialistRepublicanNaziTalibanGovernmentTypeDemocratic(constitutional)Democratic(constitutional)EconomicSystemWho controlsthegovernmentFundamentalprincipalsWhat areSociety’sgoals?How shouldsociety’sgoals be bestachieved?Autocratic,Totalitarian,DictatorshipCommunismSocialism(central planning)- Workers throughviolent revolution-Eventuallygovernment wouldwither away (yet tohappen)- all decisionsshould be madecollectively for thegood of the wholesociety- total economicequality &security- use of violence,force, & any meansnecessary- eliminate classcompetition &governmentcentrally plans alleconomic activityCapitalismSocialism (more rules)People throughelections(social contract)- greater reliance oncollective decisionsthrough governmentto promote economicgoals-more economicequality &security with somecompetition- non-violence,voluntary choice, &private property rights- allow individualcompetition with rulesand moral restraint- more governmentregulation of theeconomyCapitalism(few rules to promotecompetition)People throughelections(social contract)- greater reliance onindividual decisionsthrough the freemarket to promoteeconomic goals- more economicfreedom (laissez fair)- more competitionpromotes Efficiency- non-violence,voluntary choice, &private property rights- promote individualcompetition & moralrestraint- less governmentregulation of theeconomyAutocratic,Totalitarian,Dictatorship,MonarchyCapitalism(few rules whichbenefit the elites)-Social Darwinismproduces eliterulers- Heirs to the royalthrone (divineright)- only one personor elite groupshould decide abouteconomic issues tobenefit the elites- total economicInequality &Efficiency- use of violence,force, & any meansnecessary- competition withno moral restraint,no rules, or rulesto concentrateeconomic powerwith elites- all collective(public) ownershipof resourcesstrong governmenteventually notneeded becausepeople are assumedto be naturallycooperative- more collective(public) ownership ofresources- more governmentprograms- higher taxes- more individual(private) ownership ofresources- fewer governmentprograms- lower taxes- governmentallows privateownership but cantake it arbitrarily-stronggovernment andmilitary is neededto continueconcentration ofeconomic power

The Political Spectrum