Political Science 1020E Lecture Notes - John Stuart Mill, Jeremy Bentham, Ascribed Status
18 Nov 2013
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Benefits the worst off: free markets raise the standards of the worst off people. Promotes international peace: trade weakens social antagonisms, start to think of other nations as possibilities for trading. Conducive to order and good government: ensures freedom and security of individuals, overcomes servile dependency (ascribed status) fosters self-reliance, people will be reliant on own efforts to prosper in life develop good character. Defend the country against attack: public order, security, defense. Provide public education and infrastructure needed to do business. Opposes trade barriers, but supports taxation to benefit the poor: supports role of state in taxation. Jeremy bentham laissez-faire: expanding voting rights. John stuart mill: threat of public opinion, tyranny of the majority, from laissez-faire socialism. Social evolution: societies evolve in a certain way, we need to encourage it to evolve in the right way. The role of the state is to protect peoples" property rights (absolute property rights) ineffectiveness and corruption of welfare programs.
