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≈ stable1 movements coded · 1975 → 1975·final composite drift: +7.0
tone legendleft / state-expansionright / marketcentrist / mixedauthoritarian
Composite statist-drift trajectory with movements
fiscal axes — what moved and which way
spending levelfiscalfiscal.spending_level
General government spending as share of GDP, excluding transfers already captured under fiscal.transfer_expansion to avoid double-counting.
- ↑higher spending share
- ↓lower spending share
regulatory axes — what moved and which way
product market competitionregulatoryregulatory.product_market_competition
Product-market regulation, entry barriers, licensing burdens, network-industry regulation, price controls.
- ↑more competition-friendly (lower entry barriers)
- ↓more restrictive regulation, higher entry barriers
trade opennessregulatoryregulatory.trade_openness
Trade policy openness — tariffs, non-tariff barriers, FTAs, industrial protection.
- ↑more open trade
- ↓more protectionist
institutional axes — what moved and which way
property rightsinstitutionalinstitutional.property_rights
Security of private property rights — formal recognition, expropriation risk, titling systems.
- ↑stronger property rights
- ↓weaker property rights