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Do modern and classical liberals share the same views - Coggle Diagram
Do modern and classical liberals share the same views
Freedom
Yes
the individual is allowed some freedom
we need some form of state to protect the rights of the individual and enact a liberal democracy
No
Negative freedom
Classical liberals
J.S. Mill - Harm Principle
"over himself, over his own body and mind, the individual is sovereign."
limited state intervention
low taxation
arbitrary punishment
John Locke
Life
Liberty
Property
USA until 1930s
Freedom from ...
Positive freedom
Modern liberals
More intervention - Enabling state
T.H. Green
Healthcare - NHS
Education
Beveridge Report 1945
safety net
Freedom to ...
Economy
Yes
they both believe in some form of market where the individuals plays a vital role in the supply and demand
No
Free market
Supply and demand
Invisible hand - Adam Smith
There will be natural equilibrium
Classical liberals
Atomism
everyone is on their own they produce their potential
No such thing as society
We are egotistical
Keynesian economics
more intervention from the government
A mixed economy
Progressive taxation - influence people to go to work
Developmental individualism
there is a society
people work together to improve
There is a safety net to protect the individual from falling too far
Equality
Yes
believe in equality for women
betty friedan
Equal Pay Act (1970)
Nurture not nature led to women having domestic roles in the house
wollenstonecraft
I do not wish women to have power over men … but over themselves
No
Classical liberals
Foundational Equality
we are all born with equal entitlement
Formal Equality
equal status of individuals in society and disregards social background
wollenstonecraft
key to realising full potential
Modern liberals
Equality of Opportunity
individuals are provided with equal chance in society and disregards: gender, race and social class