POLI 1119 Lecture Notes - Neoliberalism, Classical Liberalism, Social Democracy
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Looks at the individual and what is best for them, as well as emphasize on the greater good; unite these two together. Belief that the state should be used to advance the interests of the working class. Neither liberalism and conservatism addressed the needs of the working class (they addressed the needs of the business class) Took these individual trends and created this ideology. Use the state for the benefit of the masses. Emphasis on the betterment on society as a whole. Took awhile for this to take off: all three frameworks are coherent, liberal reforms allowed the working class into the political system, socialist parties were class-based parties. Never rejected role of tradition, heritage, hierarchy in society. Won"t advocate direct role of monarch, apparent rights of noble person. About personal freedom; the individual has enough freedom from government. At least as few constraints on them as possible: socialism extreme changed. Social democracy (ndp to a lesser extent)
