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The Bonapartist moderniser (archetype)
Order, progress, and the strong man
Liberal economy under a guiding ruler.
Economic+6
SocialistMarket
Governance+52
LibertarianAuthoritarian
Social−18
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An archetype of the 19th-century 'liberal autocrat' — economic modernisation, free trade and civic works delivered by a strong, plebiscitary state standing above parliamentary squabbles.
social
Conservative order married to material progress.
economic
Promotes capitalism, free trade, railways and grand public works.
governance
Concentrates power in a plebiscite-backed executive 'above party.'
Notable for
- Plebiscitary legitimacy
- State-led modernisation
- Liberal economy, illiberal politics
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