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==Variants==
===[[File:AgSocDem.png]] [[Social Democracy|Agrarian Social Democracy]]===
'''Agrarian Social Democracy''' (also known as '''Social Agrarianism)''' is a center-left political ideology which combines [[File:Farm.png]] [[Agrarianism]] with [[File:Socdem.png]] [[Social Democracy]]. He stresses widespread ownership of wealth-generating property, political decentralization, and a preference for small communities in the context of a [[File:Regulationism.png]] [[Regulationism|well-regulated market economy]] with [[File:Welf.png]] [[Welfarism|generous welfare programs]]. Despite having similar goals to [[File:Cdem.png]] [[Christian Democracy]] and [[File:Distributist.png]] [[Distributism]], he tends to support [[File:Secular.png]] [[Secularism]] and other [[File:Prog-u.png]] progressive causes. (The ideology itself is culturally variable, however.) He can also be seen as a moderate form of [[File:Agsoc.png]] [[Agrarian Socialism]].
'''Tenants''''
Though not to the extent of [[File:Soc-h.png]] [[Socialism]], Agrarian Social Democracy is more radical in his opposition to economic inequality than SocDem. Especially after the latter adopted a [[File:3way.png]] pro-growth neoliberal stances in the late 20th century. He believes excess inequality, monopoly, and monopsony is a threat to democratic institutions and human rights; through [[File:Plutocrat.png]] lobbying and bribery the wealthiest have the loudest voices, breeding avraice and corruption. AgSocDem prefers local-level production and consumption.
This contempt for inequality and preference for [[Localism|localism]] manifests in the form of suppressing wealth concentration in favor of widespread property ownership. He has various means of achieving this, although not universally accepted by his followers, including:
*Policies designed to [[File:Markets.png]] increase competition.<br>
*The [[File:Trustbust.png]] breaking up of large industries and trusts (e.g., Big Pharma, Big Tech, Big Banking, and Big Oil).<br>
*Limiting business size directly through other anti-trust legislation (e.g., outlawing vertical integration).<br>
*Decentralizing currency through community banks and credit unions, while also limiting or prohibiting interest or usury.<br>
*A tax on the [[File:LVT.png]] unimproved value of land to deprive the landed elites of a tool to suppress unlanded commoners.<br>
*[[File:Anti-Corrupt.png]] Wealth caps (like the maximum wage).<br>
*Subsidies and tax incentives for family-owned small businesses and farms (e.g., self-employment assistance, tax breaks, and loans for aspiring entrepreneurs and start-ups).<br>
*Removing or reforming unfair business privileges—like limited liability, patents, and ineffective regulations—to level the playing field.<br>
*[[File:Protect.png]] Protection of local industries and farmers.<br>
AgSocDem supports [[File:Soccap.png]] locally-owned businesses, [[File:Liberalsoc.png]] worker-owned enterprises (which are usually small-scale), [[File:Agsoc.png]] collective farms, and [[File:Farm.png]] smallholdings. He sees small-scale producers as more innovative, accountable, [[File:Envi.png]] greener, and a stepping stone towards [[File:Urb.png]] autonomous local communities. Loans for entry-level farmers, tax incentives for agricultural co-ops, and discouraging land speculation also empowers rural areas.
However, in cases of natural monopoly and necessary economies of scale like electricity and aircraft manufacturing, AgSocDem usually supports [[File:Capcom.png]] state-owned enterprises (SOEs) or sovereign wealth funds (SWFs). Profits generated will go towards [[File:Welf.png]] safety nets, infrastructure, education, and [[File:Distributist.png]] subsidies for local entrepreneurs. A great example of this is the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO)—a for-profit state-owned enterprise which sells alcohol in shops. LCBO's profits, ranging in the billions, go towards Ontario's provincial programs and functions. As of 2019 they sell hard liquor, wine, and beer.
AgSocDem also supports decentralized [[File:Welf.png]] welfare programs and [[File:Regulationism.png]] regulatory agencies. [[File:Cball-Canada.png]] Canada's Medicaid is a great example of the former—it is mandated and funded primarily by the federal government, but provincially and locally supplied. Most welfare programs in [[File:Cball-Denmark.png]] Denmark are coordinated and financed on the municipal level. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in the United States [[File:Cball-US.png]] is a regulatory agency; though having a federal office which sets minimum standards, the rest is handled by regional, state, and local offices with autonomy.
AgSocDem is culturally variable. In the West he's usually a [[File:Civlibert.png]] civil libertarian; others are [[File:Prog-u.png]] progressive, seeing urban inequality as holding back positive scientific, medical, and technological advances. Followers tends to like [[File:Directdem.png]] [[Democracy|direct democracy]] and a [[File:Consti.png]] [[Constitutionalism|constitution]] protecting human rights. Many AgSocDem followers may see a strong central government as necessary for creating their ideal system. Others may champion achieving their reforms on the local or provincial level instead.
===Agricultrism===
It is called {{PHB|Agricultrism|School of Agricultre, Agricultrism or NongJia}}, which is proposed by Xu Xing (about 372-289 BCE) in the State of Chu during the Warring States period. And agriculture-first ideologies almost dominated throughout history.
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