Mapping Political and Economic Systems

Build a clean mental model to untangle ideologies, cut through political jargon, and see how countries from Scandinavia to China actually balance markets, power, and society. * **Decouple political and economic axes** to clarify ideologies * **Distinguish nuances within capitalism** from Scandinavia to China * **Map real-world state models** including authoritarian hybrid regimes * **Evaluate claims across the spectrum** from socialism to neoliberalism

8 sections · 23 lessons

Course outline

Frameworks

  1. Dual Axes
  2. State Power
  3. Frameworks

Liberalism

  1. Classical Liberalism
  2. Modern Neoliberalism
  3. Liberalism

Conservatism

  1. Traditional Order
  2. Christian Democracy
  3. Conservatism

Socialisms

  1. Core Socialism
  2. Revolutionary Communism
  3. The Communist Manifesto: Appeal and Paradox
  4. Marxism and the Productivity Paradox
  5. Democratic Socialism
  6. Socialisms

Authoritarianism

  1. Fascist Economics
  2. State Corporatism
  3. Authoritarianism

Religion

  1. Theocratic Rule
  2. Religious Nationalism
  3. Faith and Finance: Religious Economic Systems
  4. Religion

Case Studies

  1. Nordic Model
  2. Chinese Model
  3. The Social Spectrum of Chinese Politics
  4. Decoding China’s State Capitalism
  5. Military Capitalism
  6. Evolution of Egyptian Political Ideologies (1952–Present)
  7. Case Studies

Synthesis

  1. Ideological Hybrids
  2. Synthesis

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