PP203 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Communist Society, Thought Experiment, Social Democracy
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Neoclassical liberals - known as neoliberals, business liberals, or libertarian conservatives - continued tradition of locke and adam smith - focus on property rights and free markets. Welfare liberals -combines traditional liberal concern with civil liberties and personal rights (free speech, freedom of religion) with support for welfare state (pensions, medicare) Became mainstream 20th century liberalism (especially from the depression to. T. h green (1836-1882) - believed government should establish public schools and hospitals, aid the needy, and regulate working conditions (hours, safety) Introduced concept of positive liberty (with roots in hegel) in contrast with negative liberty (traditional concept of liberty) John maynard keynes (1883-1946) - british economist, argued that governments should use taxing and spending policies to prevent depressions and maintain a healthy economy. Negative rights are the most well-established and long-standing rights in liberal societies. The lockean rights to life, liberty, and property are all negative.
