classical liberalism

Cards (6)

  • Classical liberals believe in negative freedom, a principle often linked to the idea of freedom of choice or privacy. Freedom can be expanded most clearly by restraining state power
  •  Classical liberals also believe in egoistical individualism: that society is composed of rational individuals who can make decisions in their own interest.
  • negative freedom leads to the rolling back of the state, to encourage individuals to take more responsibility for themselves
  • Dependence on the state is damaging because it undermines the self-respect of the individual and saps the spirit of enterprise on which economic growth depends.
  • Neoliberals argue that social welfare should be targeted at those who really need it, and that others should be encouraged to lift themselves out of poverty through their own efforts.
  • Neoliberals argue that social welfare should be targeted at those who really need it, and that others should be encouraged to lift themselves out of poverty through their own efforts.