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Economic: Anarcho-cap
Governance: Mixed
Coords: X+4 · Y+1
Economic: Anarcho-cap
Governance: Mixed
Coords: X+4 · Y+1
Descriptor
Conservative
Capitalist
“Markets within a traditional order.”
Exemplar ↓
§ 01
The Idea
What Conservative Capitalist actually means.
Conservative Capitalism blends free-market policies with state control to maintain order and national stability.
Hong Kong under British colonial rule (Pre-1997) represents Conservative Capitalism. The economy was highly laissez-faire, with minimal regulation and low taxation, making it one of the freest markets globally.
§ 02 · Tenets
Core commitments.
01
Markets create wealth; tradition orders its use.
02
Strong property rights as moral institution.
03
Family and church as primary social welfare.
04
Limited but capable government.
05
Cultural continuity over rapid social change.
§ 03 · Position
Where it sits on the grid.
Economic axis — X+4
ANARCHO-CAP
Full collectivisationUnfettered markets
Governance axis — Y+1
MIXED
Total controlNo state at all
§ 04 · Reading List
Canon & critics.
§ Canon
- Capitalism and FreedomMilton Friedman1962 · ~210 pp
- Wealth and PovertyGeorge Gilder1981 · ~330 pp
§ Critics
- Capital in the Twenty-First CenturyThomas Piketty2013 · ~700 pp
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