Political Economics and Ideologies
Left-Wing (Marxist) Both Right-Wing
● Government control ● Freedom + Equality ● Individualism
● Focus on society ● Conservative
● Emphasis on future ● Emphasis on past
● Progressive ● More interested in
● More interested in freedom
equality ● More capitalism
● Collective transport ● Traditions
○ Improving ● Free market
public transit ○ Incentive
● Less capitalism ● Entrepreneurs
● Socialism ● Private ownership
● Central
planning/planned
economy
● Collective ownership
3 Main Swedish Political Parties
● The Social Democrats
○ Liberalists
● The Moderates
● The Swedish Democrats
○ Newer
○ Nationalism
Liberalism and Right Politics
● View of humans as rational beings = core of liberalism.
● Right politics
● More emphasis on freedom
○ Negative freedom
■ Lack of prohibitions to do what you want
● Can’t control what you say
● Can’t control who you meet
● Can’t control what you do
■ From the state
■ There are no laws to stop you
Left-Wing (Marxist) Both Right-Wing
● Government control ● Freedom + Equality ● Individualism
● Focus on society ● Conservative
● Emphasis on future ● Emphasis on past
● Progressive ● More interested in
● More interested in freedom
equality ● More capitalism
● Collective transport ● Traditions
○ Improving ● Free market
public transit ○ Incentive
● Less capitalism ● Entrepreneurs
● Socialism ● Private ownership
● Central
planning/planned
economy
● Collective ownership
3 Main Swedish Political Parties
● The Social Democrats
○ Liberalists
● The Moderates
● The Swedish Democrats
○ Newer
○ Nationalism
Liberalism and Right Politics
● View of humans as rational beings = core of liberalism.
● Right politics
● More emphasis on freedom
○ Negative freedom
■ Lack of prohibitions to do what you want
● Can’t control what you say
● Can’t control who you meet
● Can’t control what you do
■ From the state
■ There are no laws to stop you
