NEO-CONSERVATISM 10.03.18 Flashcards
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neo-conservatism
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- dominant in late 19th century up to great depression
- “status quo”
- sudden change is not good
- small government intervention
- free market economy
- acceptance of inequality
- anti-collectivist, rugged indfividuals, the New Right
- Conservative party in Canada
- Republicans in US
- conservative party in Britain
- deregulate industry
- cutting social spending
- rely on private sector
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human nature
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- imperfect
- selfish, greedy
- pleasure and pain
- individuals
- held responsible to their actions
- inequality is natural
- universal moral (religion) –> restoration of family values
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society
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- individualism and property rights
- competition
- individual freedom to do things
- inequality
- welfare state (X) –> fractured traditional family
- free market place
- critical of feminist
- critical of multi-culturalism (destroys the society)
- restoration of family structure
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nation state
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a. law and order
b. enforcement of contracts and protective property right
- sacrifice in exchange of security
- right wing think tanks
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social beliefs
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a. freedom and liberty
b. individualism
c. inequality
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economic beliefs
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- laissez-faire economics
- monetarist policy (supply/demand)
- private market place
- reduce social spending (welfare state is responsible for crisis // balanced budgets should be main goal)
- unions (X)
- deregulate industry and privatization
- limit controls on business/multi-national corporations
- competitive capitalism
- neo-liberal economic values
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political beliefs
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- elites
- economic system should guide political decisions
- paternalism
- gov’t to protect and enhance the free market
- expectations that people should conform to government decisions
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social problems
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- individuals responsible for their actions
- individual failure
- welfare state causes social problem
- poverty is a necessary incentive
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social welfare
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- encourages undesirable behavior
- the cause
- critical of social welfare
- gov’t limited and residual
- local governments
- retrenchments of social services
- creation of “workfare programs”
- private citizents and church must meet the needs of the people
