The left, by contrast, believes that markets, particularly financial markets, need considerable government regulation and supervision to function well; gives greater weight to public goods (for example, parks, a clean environment, and mass-transit systems); seeks to reduce economic inequality, believing that it undermines democracy and the sense of fairness that is important to well-being; and is more willing to pursue international cooperation as a means to secure peace and provide global public goods, such as climate protection.
相反，左翼认为市场，特别是金融市场，需要政府的大规模监管和监督才能良好运转；他们更重视公共品（比如公园、清洁的环境和公交系统）；他们寻求降低经济不平等程度，认为不平等性破坏民主和对福祉至关重要的公正感；他们更愿意追求国际合作，将它视为确保和平、提供全球公共品（如气候保护）的方法。