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| Originally, the view that a "middle way" exists between communism and the free-market capitalism associated with Anglo-American societies. This view was developed in the 1950s by German ordoliberal economists such as ], resulting in the ]. | |||
| The ''']''' is a political position advocating a varying synthesis of center-right and center-left policies. | |||
| '''Third Way''' may also refer to: | |||
| The term was appropriated by politicians in the 1990s who wished to continue from the "left" Thatcher and Reagan's projects of economic deregulation, so that currently the '''Third Way''' is usually understood as a nickname for ] social-economic ]. As such, it has become an important ] in modern ] ], especially by some ] parties, as well as for some members of the ]. It gets its name from its alleged role as an alternative to both pure, free market ] and the kind of economic order represented by strong welfare states such as the Scandinavian countries and Germany, which are held to be too regulated and have too high rates of taxation to compete with economies run on free-market principles. Why it is that the latter run consistent trade surpluses, while the former run consistent trade deficits, so that it would appear that it is free-market economies, not well-regulated economies, that have trouble competing, is a problem that is never addressed. | |||
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| Well known examples of politicians of the Third Way include: | |||
| * ] ] | |||
| * ] ] - ''Neue Mitte''("New Center") | |||
| * Spain's ] - ''Nueva Vía'' ("New Way") | |||
| * Former Dutch Prime Minister ] | |||
| ==Political ideologies== | |||
| The "Third Way" of Blair and Zapatero stands for de-regulation, de-centralisation, lower taxes for multinational companies (which results in social degratiation and the privatisation of previously social welfare. | |||
| * ], politics outside of the conventional left–right political spectrum | |||
| * ], a style of government proposed in Libya by Muammar Gaddafi | |||
| * ], a revolutionary nationalist political position | |||
| ==Political organizations== | |||
| The general idea is the idea of ] | |||
| * ], a Third Position organization in France | |||
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| * ], a political party in Israel active during the late 1990s | |||
| The term was used by ] to describe ] as an alternative to ] and ]. | |||
| * ], a centrist Palestinian political party in the Palestinian National Authority | |||
| * ], a right-wing think tank in the United Kingdom that was founded as a political party | |||
| * ], a public policy think tank in the United States | |||
| *], a far right, neo-Nazi political party in Germany | |||
| *], a centrist electoral coalition in Poland | |||
| ==Publications== | |||
| ''See also'': ] (other meanings of third way) | |||
| * ], a British Christian current affairs magazine | |||
| * '']'', a 1998 book by the British sociologist Anthony Giddens | |||
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| * ], an economical model different from capitalism and Soviet Union socialism, adopted in Yugoslavia | |||
| * From Aquinas' "Five Ways" arguments for God's existence: the ], the argument from contingency | |||
| ==See also== | |||
| * ; ''The Guardian'', July 1, 2003 - about Mussolini and Blair. | |||
| * ], a German neo-Nazi political party | |||
| * '']'', a 2007 book by Allan C. Carlson | |||
| * '']'', a 2011 book by Stephen Covey | |||
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Latest revision as of 18:54, 25 March 2024
The Third Way is a political position advocating a varying synthesis of center-right and center-left policies.
Third Way may also refer to:
Political ideologies
- Syncretic politics, politics outside of the conventional left–right political spectrum
- Third International Theory, a style of government proposed in Libya by Muammar Gaddafi
- Third Position, a revolutionary nationalist political position
Political organizations
- Third Way (France), a Third Position organization in France
- Third Way (Israel), a political party in Israel active during the late 1990s
- Third Way (Palestinian authority), a centrist Palestinian political party in the Palestinian National Authority
- Third Way (UK organisation), a right-wing think tank in the United Kingdom that was founded as a political party
- Third Way (United States), a public policy think tank in the United States
- Third Way (Germany), a far right, neo-Nazi political party in Germany
- Third Way (Polish political alliance), a centrist electoral coalition in Poland
Publications
- Third Way (magazine), a British Christian current affairs magazine
- The Third Way: The Renewal of Social Democracy, a 1998 book by the British sociologist Anthony Giddens
Other
- Socialist self-management, an economical model different from capitalism and Soviet Union socialism, adopted in Yugoslavia
- From Aquinas' "Five Ways" arguments for God's existence: the Third Way, the argument from contingency
See also
- The III. Path, a German neo-Nazi political party
- Third Ways, a 2007 book by Allan C. Carlson
- The 3rd Alternative, a 2011 book by Stephen Covey
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