Modern Liberalism: Reaction to Free-Market Capitalism and Expanded Freedom (Edexcel A-Level Politics): Flashcards
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When modern liberalism developed
When modern liberalism developed
Late 19th and early 20th centuries
What modern liberalism was a response to
What modern liberalism was a response to
Social & economic challenges of industrialisation
Type of state modern liberals support
Type of state modern liberals support
Interventionist or enabling state
Modern liberals' view on altruism
Modern liberals' view on altruism
Individuals have capacity for altruism & social responsibilities
Definition of negative freedom
Definition of negative freedom
Only acknowledges legal & physical constraints on liberty
Definition of positive freedom
Definition of positive freedom
Liberty threatened by social disadvantage & inequality, not just legal/physical constraints
Economist who challenged classical thinking
Economist who challenged classical thinking
John Maynard Keynes
Keynesian economics main idea
Keynesian economics main idea
Govt can manage economy by influencing aggregate demand
Role of welfare state (modern liberals)
Role of welfare state (modern liberals)
Promotes social justice & reduces economic inequality
Type of taxation modern liberals advocate
Type of taxation modern liberals advocate
Progressive taxation
Beveridge Report (1942) aim
Beveridge Report (1942) aim
Tackle the 'five giants'
The five giants (Beveridge Report)
The five giants (Beveridge Report)
Want, disease, ignorance, squalor, idleness
Philosopher who proposed 'equality as fairness'
Philosopher who proposed 'equality as fairness'
John Rawls
Rawls' difference principle
Rawls' difference principle
Inequalities should benefit the least well-off
Doctrine abandoned by modern liberals
Doctrine abandoned by modern liberals
Laissez-faire