Benevolent Dictatorship

[Sionis Prioratus]

I have excellent civil rights, and a powerhouse of a economy (as of now).

Political freedoms are outlawed.

How come I am not a "Benevolent Dictatorship"?

[Glen-Rhodes]

Economic freedoms are not equivalent to economic strength, I don't think. To be a 'Benevolent Dictatorship', you must have 'liberal' economic freedoms.

[Unibot]

I suppose you're refering to Euroslavia's old thread ...

11. Benevolent Dictatorship (High Social, High Economic, Low Political)

Well you see, "High Economic" refers to Economic Freedoms. As far as I know, your Economy rating is a measurement of Economic Strength not Economic Freedoms. So, your Economic Freedoms (some sort of secret mod stat) is lower than your economic strength.

Because your are a "Father Knows Best State" currently,

which Euroslavia suggests has the following ratings....

20. Father Knows Best State (Medium Social, Medium Economic, Low Political)

Either, Social freedoms is a different rating than Civil Rights, or your current Civil Rights rating of "Excellent" is considered a Medium strength. I don't know which.

[Unibot]

Dammit.
GR beat me to the punch

[Sionis Prioratus]

Hmmm... thank you! I see:

(--)Economic -----------Political Freedoms----Civil Rights(-- )
(15)Frightening---------Corrupted------------Widely Abused
(14)All-Consuming-----Widely Abused-------Frightening
(13)Powerhouse-------Excessive -------------Excessive
(12)Thriving-------------World Benchmark----World Benchmark
(11)Very Strong--------Superb-----------------Superb
*
(10)Strong--------------Excellent---------------Excellent
(09)Good----------------Very good-------------Very Good
(08)Fair------------------Good-------------------Good
(07)Reasonable--------Average---------------Average
(06)Developing---------Below Average------Below Average
*
(05)Struggling----------Some------------------Some
(04)Weak----------------Few--------------------Few
(03)Fragile---------------Rare-------------------Rare
(02)Basket Case-------Unheard Of-----------Unheard Of
(01)Imploded-----------Outlawed-------------Outlawed

So, to be a "Benevolent Dictatorship", my civil rights must be at least "Superb", right?

Just give me the right issues!

[Unibot]

So, to be a "Benevolent Dictatorship", my civil rights must be at least "Superb", right?

Eh, no.

Look for issue options which would increase economic freedoms.

When I say that, I mean anything that would lower the restrictions on industry and business.

Government's tend to tell businesses what they can and can't for the good of the people. To get a high economic freedoms rating, your people no longer have the right to such comforts.

Do what you have to, deregulate labor, break up unions .... blah, blah, blah....

As for Civil Rights, um.... I don't really know, if "Social Freedoms" is different than Civil Rights? If so, you need to focus on issue options that deal with that. I'll ask around, and see what replies I get.

[Unibot]

The issue, "Going Postal" is a classic example of Economic Freedoms.

Option 1, which privatizes the national mail will slightly increase economic freedoms but also increase income inequality.

Option 2, which keeps the mail under the wing of the government, will slightly decrease your precious economic freedoms, but also decrease income inequality.

[Sionis Prioratus]

The issue, "Going Postal" is a classic example of Economic Freedoms.

Option 1, which privatizes the national mail will slightly increase economic freedoms but also increase income inequality.

Option 2, which keeps the mail under the wing of the government, will slightly decrease your precious economic freedoms, but also decrease income inequality.

I've had that one and chosen Option 1! oh noes! What happened, my people do not care about income inequality, as the poorest are rich, and the richest are bazillionaires!

[Unibot]

Well, it was an example. I'm sure you'll find a similar issue to boost your current economic freedoms rating with....


Good Luck!
Hope that Helps!
Unibot

[Bears Armed]

In addition to the current 'Economic Freedoms' rating as such, the 'Economic Strength' of a nation depends on that nation's history in this respect: If the country previously had very low economic freedoms for a long time but has just relaxed these a lot, for example, then its economy will take a while to grow to the strength that it would have had if they'd always had the higher level of freedoms... and, conversely, if the nation had previously had very high economic freedoms for a long while but its government has just nationalised everything then the inertia within the system will slow their economic strength's consequent decline...

[Sionis Prioratus]

In addition to the current 'Economic Freedoms' rating as such, the 'Economic Strength' of a nation depends on that nation's history in this respect: If the country previously had very low economic freedoms for a long time but has just relaxed these a lot, for example, then its economy will take a while to grow to the strength that it would have had if they'd always had the higher level of freedoms... and, conversely, if the nation had previously had very high economic freedoms for a long while but its government has just nationalised everything then the inertia within the system will slow their economic strength's consequent decline...

I see... Concerning my economy, I don't remember ever seeing it below "Very Strong", and it has been consistently alternating between "Thriving" and "Powerhouse". My civil rights were never "Superb" though, but then again, never below "Very Good". Working towards "Superb" or more. Is it possible to max Economic and Civil Freedoms and tank Political Freedoms? That's my aim.

[Sionis Prioratus]

Yay! I finally did it!!

76 minutes ago: Sionis Prioratus was reclassified from "Compulsory Consumerist State" to "Benevolent Dictatorship".

I thank you all