Technocracy
Technocracy is the idea that society should be governed by technical experts selected for their knowledge rather than by elected politicians. The 1930s Technocracy movement in North America proposed managing the economy scientifically based on energy accounting.
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Favours centralised, system-wide management by expert bodies.
Places expertise above electoral mandates, limiting democratic control.
Accepts limits on individual choice for the sake of efficient order.
Views problems as technical rather than national, favouring wide coordination.
No defined position on military force.
No defined position on immigration or culture.
The original movement proposed replacing prices and profit with equal energy allocations.
Defined by expert-led, scientific management of the economy.
No consistent position on trade.
Strongly secular, basing decisions on science rather than faith.
Favours rational reform over custom, though not focused on social issues.
Strongly pro-technology and scientific progress.