Political Science · Political Theory
UGC NET November 2021 Political Science
In which aspect does Modern Liberalism not believe?
ACradle to grave welfare ✓ Correct
BMinimal state
CPositive freedom
DSocial liberalism
Correct answer: (A) Cradle to grave welfare — By the keyed answer, the aspect modern liberalism does not believe in is cradle to grave welfare.
Explanation
★By the keyed answer, the aspect modern liberalism does not believe in is cradle to grave welfare.
★The book treats modern liberalism here as the same as neo-liberalism, which favours a minimal state, deregulation and a rolled-back welfare system.
★On that reading the comprehensive, cradle to grave welfare state is what this liberalism rejects, which gives option 1.
★It is worth noting that the more usual usage calls the welfare-friendly strand social or modern liberalism, while the minimal-state view is classical or neo-liberalism.
★On that standard usage the odd one out would instead be the minimal state, so the labelling here is non-standard.
★So by the answer key the choice is cradle to grave welfare.
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