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In the Name of Liberalism

By King, Desmond S.

In the Name of Liberalism Law

In the Name of Liberalism

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Why have British and North American governments adopted illiberal social policies during this century? In the Name of Liberalism investigates examples of social policy in Britain and the United States that conflict with liberal democratic ideals. The book examines the use of eugenic arguments in the 1920s and 1930s, the use of work camps in the 1930s as a response to mass unemployment and the introduction of work-for-welfare programs since the 1980s.

The book argues that existing accounts of American and British political development neglect how illiberal social policies are intertwined in the creation of modern liberal democratic institutions. Such policies are, paradoxically, justified in terms of the liberal democratic framework itself. In the light of the books research, the author suggests that there is a need to know more about the internal workings of democracies to justify the claim that liberal democracy represents the most attractive set of political institutions.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
356
Release Date:
1999-12-09
Publication Date:
1999-09-02
Publisher:
OUP Oxford
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0198296096
ISBN13:
9780198296096
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
699 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
24 cm
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