Ordered left

The ordered left, which appears in the political literature as the authoritarian left, combines a state-directed or heavily regulated economy with firm social norms and a strong public power. It puts equality, planning and collective security ahead of individual autonomy when they conflict.

On the economy

Economy directed or heavily regulated by the state.

On personal freedoms

Firm social norms and priority for the collective.

Values it usually shares

Equality and social justice as a priority
Planning and public ownership of key sectors
Collective cohesion and social discipline
A strong state as guarantor of social rights

Associated currents

State socialism
Marxism-Leninism and communism
Central economic planning
Strong-state social democracy

Its lean on the 12 dimensions

This is the region's typical tendency along the test's two axes, not a rule: each person combines different positions on each topic.

Freedom of Movement & Migration Toward more control
Fiscal & Tax Policy Toward more control
Free Speech & Press Toward more control
International Trade Toward more control
Privacy & State Surveillance Toward more control
Property Rights & Contracts Toward more control
Freedom of Religion & Conscience Toward more control
Financial & Monetary System Toward more control
Civil Rights & Lifestyle Choices Toward more control
Labor & Market Regulation Toward more control
Criminal Justice & Due Process Toward more control
Government Spending & Subsidies Toward more control

Nuances

Ordered does not necessarily mean repressive: the region ranges from social democracy with a big state to one-party regimes. What they share is the priority of the collective over the individual.

Common criticisms

From the freedom side it is criticized that concentrating economic and political power in the state threatens individual liberties; from the economic right, that planning creates inefficiency.

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