Political view

Neoliberalism

Promotes markets, privatization, deregulation and free trade as the route to prosperity.

Associated with: The Chicago school, Milton Friedman.

Neoliberalism sits in the right-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: strongly free market and centered on liberty and authority. The clearest positions are strongly free market on economy, strongly institutional on institutions and leaning globalist on nation. The profile is close to the middle on liberty and authority.

Where neoliberalism sits on eight dimensions

This is a broad family of ideas, so real people and parties who hold it differ from the profile below. The dot shows the typical tendency.

💰EconomyStrongly free market
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityCentered on liberty and authority
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureSlightly progressive
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationLeaning globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentLeaning growth-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceSlightly strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional

Leaders in office today who fit

Donald Tusk Prime Minister of Poland, 2007 to 2014 and 2023 to present76%Emmanuel Macron President of France, 2017 to present74%Kyriakos Mitsotakis Prime Minister of Greece, 2019 to present74%

Leaders from history who fit

David Cameron UK Prime Minister, 2010 to 201671%Konrad Adenauer Chancellor of West Germany, 1949 to 196370%Bill Clinton US President, 1993 to 200169%

Similar political views

Fiscal conservatismPrioritizes low taxes, balanced budgets and limited public debt.78%Techno-optimismTrusts science, engineering and expert management to solve problems and wants technology…74%Classical liberalismIndividual rights, limited government, free markets and the rule of law.73%Third Way centrismCombines market economics with moderate social policy and pragmatic problem solving.72%OrdoliberalismFavors competitive markets protected by firm rules and a strong state, the basis of…71%

Views are simplified profiles built from public writings and records, and they are open to debate. Percentages show how close two profiles are across all eight dimensions.