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Economic: Social-lib
Governance: Mixed
Coords: X-1 · Y+1
Economic: Social-lib
Governance: Mixed
Coords: X-1 · Y+1
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Social
Liberal
“Rights + a robust welfare state.”
Exemplar ↓
§ 01
The Idea
What Social Liberal actually means.
Social Liberalism balances market-based economics with regulations and welfare policies to ensure social equity and civil liberties.
India under Indira Gandhi (especially during the Emergency, 1975–1977) demonstrates Social Liberalism in action. While promoting nationalized banks and welfare programs, Gandhi also imposed an authoritarian crackdown—suspending civil liberties, censoring media, and imprisoning opposition figures.
§ 02 · Tenets
Core commitments.
01
Individual rights as foundation, social conditions for their use.
02
Mixed economy with active redistribution.
03
Universal healthcare and education.
04
Antitrust and consumer protection.
05
Open society — pluralist and tolerant.
§ 03 · Position
Where it sits on the grid.
Economic axis — X-1
SOCIAL-LIB
Full collectivisationUnfettered markets
Governance axis — Y+1
MIXED
Total controlNo state at all
§ 04 · Reading List
Canon & critics.
§ Canon
- A Theory of JusticeJohn Rawls1971 · ~600 pp
- The Affluent SocietyJohn Kenneth Galbraith1958 · ~350 pp
§ Critics
- Anarchy, State, and UtopiaRobert Nozick1974 · ~370 pp
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