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Third Way

Political position akin to centrism

Also known as Middle Way

Instance of: political ideology

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The Third Way is a predominantly centrist political position that attempts to reconcile centre-right and centre-left politics by synthesising a combination of economically liberal and social democratic economic policies. It is a reconceptualisation of social democracy. It supports workfare instead of welfare, work training programs, educational opportunities, and other government programs that give citizens a 'hand-up' instead of a 'hand-out'. The Third Way seeks a compromise between a less interventionist economic system as supported by neoliberals and European Keynesian social democratic spending policy supported by social democrats and progressives.

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Political ideology: triangulation
Different from: Third Position
Third Way
Political alignment: centrism

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