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Movements·slovakia_radicova_sdku_2010_2012

Radicova SDKU-DS centre-right coalition 2010-2012

SVK·20102012·SDKU-DS, SaS, KDH, Most-Hid
Leaders: Iveta Radicova (Prime Minister, SDKU-DS, 2010-2012) · Ivan Miklos (Finance Minister, SDKU-DS) · Richard Sulik (NR SR Speaker, SaS)
positionschicago_monetarisminstitutionalismclassical_liberalordoliberalsocial_democraticaustriandevelopmentalismnew_keynesiandemocratic_socialistmarket_socialistmarxianmarxist_leninistpost_keynesianempirical_pragmatist

Doctrine — stated goals and content

Four-party centre-right coalition succeeding Fico I, first Slovak female premier. Economic school: Slovak liberal-conservative reformism under Miklos (architect of the 2004 flat tax) — GFC-era fiscal consolidation, VAT hike 19% -> 20% (temporary, made permanent), PIT flat-tax defence, OFE second-pillar voluntarisation, anti-corruption open-contracts register. Coalition collapsed Oct 2011 when SaS refused EFSF/eurozone bailout expansion (European Financial Stability Facility guarantee cap from EUR 440bn to EUR 780bn); confidence vote linked to ratification, lost 11 Oct 2011, snap election Mar 2012 won by Fico-Smer. Left-right axis: centre-right. Dated policies: VAT 20% hike 2011, open-contracts transparency law Jan 2011 (Zakon c. 546/2010), EFSF vote Oct 2011. Popularity: declined after VAT hike and austerity; lost 2012. Coherence: low — four parties, SaS ideological break on eurozone bailouts.

Policy-content fingerprint — how the framework codes this movement on its axes

spending level
fiscal.spending_level
General government spending as share of GDP, excluding transfers already captured under fiscal.transfer_expansion to avoid double-counting.
decreased · moderate
lower spending share
Consolidation to EDP targets after -7.9% 2010 deficit.
tax progressivity
fiscal.tax_progressivity
Progressivity of the personal income tax schedule, including top marginal rates, bracket spread, and targeted credits (EITC-equivalents).
decreased · weak
less progressive (flatter rates, compression, smaller credits)
VAT rate hike regressive; PIT flat tax retained.
rule of law
institutional.rule_of_law
Rule of law as institutional substrate — contract enforcement, judicial independence, equal treatment before the law. Upstream of most other axes.
increased · moderate
stronger rule of law
Open-contracts register and public-procurement transparency strengthened anti-corruption institutions.
financial deregulation
regulatory.financial_deregulation
Financial-sector regulation — banking separation, capital requirements, cross-border activity rules, derivatives oversight.
increased · weak
tighter financial regulation
EFSF cap expansion ratified; bailout architecture consolidated despite coalition collapse.

Policies enacted

Schools of thought aligned or opposed

aligned
chicago_monetarism
derived: score=+0.81, overlap=4 axes vs chicago_monetarism profile (mechanical backfill v1)
aligned
institutionalism
derived: score=+0.56, overlap=3 axes vs christian_democratic profile (mechanical backfill v1)
aligned
classical_liberal
derived: score=+0.91, overlap=4 axes vs classical_liberal profile (mechanical backfill v1)
aligned
ordoliberal
derived: score=+0.98, overlap=4 axes vs ordoliberal profile (mechanical backfill v1)
opposed
social_democratic
derived: score=-0.60, overlap=4 axes vs social_democratic profile (mechanical backfill v1)
partial
austrian
derived: score=+0.43, overlap=4 axes vs austrian profile (mechanical backfill v1)
partial
developmentalism
derived: score=-0.34, overlap=4 axes vs developmentalism profile (mechanical backfill v1)
partial
new_keynesian
derived: score=-0.22, overlap=4 axes vs new_keynesian profile (mechanical backfill v1)
opposed
democratic_socialist
derived: score=-0.62, overlap=4 axes vs democratic_socialist profile (mechanical backfill v1)
opposed
market_socialist
derived: score=-0.71, overlap=2 axes vs market_socialist profile (mechanical backfill v1)
opposed
marxian
derived: score=-0.91, overlap=3 axes vs marxian profile (mechanical backfill v1)
opposed
marxist_leninist
derived: score=-1.00, overlap=2 axes vs marxist_leninist profile (mechanical backfill v1)
opposed
post_keynesian
derived: score=-0.68, overlap=4 axes vs post_keynesian profile (mechanical backfill v1)
opposed
empirical_pragmatist
derived: score=-0.47, overlap=4 axes vs social_liberal profile (mechanical backfill v1)

References