Single Idea 22603

[catalogued under 24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 6. Liberalism / g. Liberalism critique]

Full Idea

Laissez-faire liberalism failed, because it did not offer people protections and real freedom - against discrimination, insecure work, educational disadvantage, lack of social respect, absence of representation. It was cold, distant, and ineffective.

Gist of Idea

Laissez-faire liberalism failed to give people the protections and freedoms needed for a good life

Source

Ian Dunt (How to be a Liberal [2020], 13)

Book Reference

Dunt,Ian: 'How to Be a Liberal' [Canbury Press 2020], p.445


A Reaction

A very nice summary, which I take to be correct.