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CLASSICAL LIBERALISM IN THE LIBERAL PARTY SINCE 1886
Author(s) -
Davies Stephen
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
economic affairs
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.24
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1468-0270
pISSN - 0265-0665
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-0270.2012.002147.x
Subject(s) - liberalism , conservatism , liberal party , classical liberalism , political science , position (finance) , political economy , period (music) , law , element (criminal law) , law and economics , sociology , economics , politics , philosophy , aesthetics , finance
Although the Liberal Party has seen a clear shift towards social liberalism as its main philosophy since 1890 and has seen a series of defections to the Conservative Party, there has been a classical liberal element within the party throughout this period. Moreover, even when such people have left the Party they have typically not gone over to conservatism but have rather entered the world of think tanks and independent thought. Others have stayed in the party. This reflects the way that supporters of the ideas have rejected conservative social attitudes and have worked out a radical market position.