Political & Economic Change in Development

Proportional representation

Majoritarian

First-past-the-post

Single-member districts

Unitary

Confederate

Federal

Devolutionary

Increasing surveillance and monitoring of citizens to prevent dissent and unrest.

Lifting barriers to foreign investments to attract external capital.

Lowering interest rates to encourage borrowing and investment.

Reducing military expenditures to prioritize funding for development projects.

Each would equally prioritize environmental standards over economic gains derived from participating in the global marketplace.

Both systems would readily adopt universal basic income as a means of addressing job displacement due to globalization.

Both are likely to nationalize key industries under threat from international competition for greater state control over the economy.

Authoritarian capitalism may impose restrictive trade policies favoring certain sectors, while liberal democracies stress free trade agreements.

Nationalizing key foreign-owned companies within their borders.

Enforcing quotas on imported goods regardless of demand fluctuations.

Creating special economic zones with tax incentives for foreign enterprises.

Implementing strict trade protectionism across all sectors.

Plurality system

Majority run-off system

Single transferable vote

First-past-the-post

Technological advancements

Different political systems and institutions

Public opinion and demands

International trade agreements

Proportional representation with closed lists

Cumulative voting

Plurality single-member district (FPTP) system

Single transferable vote

Provide unconditional subsidies for exports without consideration of potential retaliatory actions by affected trading partners.

Establish fully open borders for labor movement regardless of impacts on wages or unemployment levels domestically.

Unconditionally accept binding rulings from international bodies like WTO regarding its domestic protective measures against imports.

Enact tariffs or quotas on imports believed harmful for local employment even at risk of violating international trade regulations.

Negligible changes in governance style given strong state apparatuses are adept at maintaining control despite open market operations

A swift democratization process triggered directly by integration into the networked world economy

Increased vulnerability and pressure from transnational actors and foreign governments encouraging political concessions

Strengthening autocracy through rapid economic growth minimizing dependency on any single external actor