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    Neoliberalism is a political and economic theory that highlights the ways in which practices such as free market activity, free trade, and the protection of private property rights promote human prosperity and the overall success of society. The ideology prioritizes expanding competition through deregulation, as well as reducing the role of the state through privatization. Neoliberalism is a product of globalization, the spread of free market capitalism, and the spread of liberal democracy. While

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    The crisis of modernity within political liberalism can be seen as a result of modern man slowly losing faith in reason and trust. In addition to, as a substantial factor to arguments that modern man will do anything he to achieve his vision of what “greater human life is or can be”. Through the reflection of the thoughts, experiences, and writings of Thomas Hobbes, one can can to begin to question where the crisis arises from. Hobbes argues that “modern man no longer knows what he wants” and has

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    Throughout history, liberalism has been a key principle doctrine in which has helped shape Western political philosophy. Western liberalism traditionally presents its core values around individual freedom and equality. It is also typically associated with democracy, capitalism, freedom of religion, and human rights. These principles have been highlighted in Europe and the United States for the past three hundred years and has served as the dominant ideology of modern Western society. However, although

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    In being so, liberalism possesses both economic and political components. Economic liberalism argues that, increasing economic interdependence would lead to a more peaceful international realm. Political liberalism bases itself on the belief that ‘A just world order assumes the establishment of republics ’. Thus, political liberalism as practiced by the United States during Cold War becomes a critical proponent of democracy

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    Political liberalism is dedicated to the individual: individual inalienable rights, tolerance for varied beliefs, personal freedom, capability of reason and self-governance, and justice. In man’s ‘natural state’, one is subject to brutish conditions; society provides the protection of life and property, and therefore provides room to enjoy one’s natural freedoms. Joining a society is “for the mutual preservation of … lives, liberties and estates, which I call by the general name, property” (1) as

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    Liberalism is a political world view which was founded on the ideas of liberty, which economically means that the government should not try to control rents, wages and to control prices but to instead let open competition and forces of demand and supply create an equilibrium. Politically the concept is that preservation of individual liberty and maximization of freedom should be the main aim of the government. Liberalism states that all individuals should be equal before the law, no special privileges

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    proactive welfare state. The concept of neo liberalism basically revived from liberalism. By this it can be suggested that liberalism was absent from politics in order to emerge in a new form. Neo liberalism is not basically a distinct ideology and a not proper form of liberalism. It shares only some of the historic views with liberalism which would be general. Another concept which is introduced is economic liberalism. It is defined as that the states do not intervene in

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    Liberalism, Civic Reformism and Democracy Essay

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    Liberalism, Civic Reformism and Democracy This paper argues that liberalism provides democracy with the experience of civic reformism. Without it, democracy loses any tie-argumentative or practical-to a coherent design of public policy endeavoring to provide the resources for the realization of democratic citizenship. The case for liberalism rests on an argumentative reconstruction of the function it performs before the rise of a world economic order and, more specifically, in the creation of

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    Political Science Midterm I will be speaking on important political terms, explain the development of liberal ideology in the United States of America, and touch on a few other areas of political culture. First off liberalism; liberalism is a way of political worldview by the ideas of liberty and equality. Although in a certain time in our history equality was somewhat of a lie. Slavery, racism, and feminism prove that not every single person on the planet had equal rights. In the 1650’s to 1780’s

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    response to the negative impacts of classical liberal policies such as laissez-faire capitalism during the Industrial Revolution, many different political and social movements developed. With such things such as the labour unions and the recognition of the rights of women and other groups, liberalism evolved into modern liberalism. In order for classical liberalism to evolve, challenges should be implemented so that it can adapt to the needs of the society. Classical liberals gradually came to see the

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