Political Science · Western Political Thought
A full-fledged theory of the welfare state was developed by?
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BHobhouse
CJ.S. Mill
DT.H. Green ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) T.H. Green — A full-fledged theory of the welfare state was developed by T.H. Green.
Explanation
★A full-fledged theory of the welfare state was developed by T.H. Green.
★Green is the father of positive liberalism and the idealist theory of the state.
★His idea of positive freedom calls for the state to actively remove obstacles to self-realisation.
★This justifies an active state that provides education, health and social support.
★Green thus supplied the philosophical foundation of the modern welfare state.
★J.S. Mill moved toward, but did not fully develop, the welfare conception.
★Later New Liberals such as Hobhouse built further on Green's positive liberal base.
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