ML - State Flashcards
What do modern liberals think the role of the state is?
A positive role in addressing social inequalities
Why do classical liberals criticise the modern liberal approach to the state?
They say modern liberalism goes against the principles of liberalism because if the state gets more power they have more power over individuals
How did Modern Liberals respond to the classical liberal criticism?
They pointed out that they had built on rather than betrayed classical liberalism
What is the mod lib view of the state linked to?
The emergence of industrial capitalism in the 19th century
What did industrialisation bring with it?
Wealth for few and poverty for many
What did modern liberals find it progressively more difficult to believe?
That industrial capitalism had brought with it general prosperity
What are modern liberals More prepared to advocate?
The development of an interventionist or enabling state
