Third Way
Markets for growth, the state for opportunity.
The Third Way was the 1990s centre-left rebrand: accept globalisation, free trade and budget discipline, and spend public money on schools and training so people can compete. Bill Clinton, Tony Blair and Gerhard Schröder all ran on it.
What they'd say
Globalisation is here. Let's make it work for people.
A hand up, not a handout.
Old left versus old right is over.
Its 12-axis profile
Where it gets messy
The left blames it for rising inequality and the financial deregulation that led to 2008. The right sees it as big spending with better PR.
Names to know
- Anthony Giddens
- Tony Blair
- Bill Clinton
Its squad
Countries that think like this
These countries and regimes have Third Way as their closest match out of all 46 types.
Finland
Sweden
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