Atlas/Row 4 · Col 9/Conservative Capitalist
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§ Cell № 36 of 81
Row 4, Col 9
Economic: Anarcho-cap
Governance: Mixed
Coords: X+4 · Y+1
Descriptor

Conservative
Capitalist

Markets within a traditional order.

Exemplar
Crawford Murray MacLehose
Crawford Murray MacLehose
§ 01
The Idea

What Conservative Capitalist actually means.

Conservative Capitalism blends free-market policies with state control to maintain order and national stability.

Hong Kong under British colonial rule (Pre-1997) represents Conservative Capitalism. The economy was highly laissez-faire, with minimal regulation and low taxation, making it one of the freest markets globally.

§ 02 · Tenets

Core commitments.

01
Markets create wealth; tradition orders its use.
02
Strong property rights as moral institution.
03
Family and church as primary social welfare.
04
Limited but capable government.
05
Cultural continuity over rapid social change.
§ 03 · Position

Where it sits on the grid.

Economic axis — X+4
ANARCHO-CAP
Full collectivisationUnfettered markets
Governance axis — Y+1
MIXED
Total controlNo state at all
§ 04 · Reading List

Canon & critics.

§ Canon
  • Capitalism and Freedom
    Milton Friedman
    1962 · ~210 pp
  • Wealth and Poverty
    George Gilder
    1981 · ~330 pp
§ Critics
  • Capital in the Twenty-First Century
    Thomas Piketty
    2013 · ~700 pp
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