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Originally published in 1957, The Unservile State looks at the theme of liberty in the Welfare State. Has it survived Welfare - is it even better for it? What of Parliament and our civil liberties? Does the present state of property distribution, of industry, agriculture and our social services satisfy the Liberal mind? And what would a liberal policy for foreign and Commonwealth affairs be like? These are some of the questions which this book sets out to answer. It is the first full scale study of the attitudes and policies of contemporary British Liberalism.
List of contents
Preface Book I: The Liberal Outlook 1. Liberty and Welfare 2. The Reform of Parliament 3. Civil Liberties 4. Property and Equality Book II: Liberty in the Welfare State 5. Welfare in the Liberal State 6. The Geography of Liberty 7. Education Book III: The Economics of Liberty 8. The Dynamics of Progress 9. Relations in Industry 10. Monopoly 11. Agriculture Book IV: The International Setting 12. Britain in the World 13. Colonies to Commonwealth 14. The Challenge of Liberalism Index
About the author
George Grimes Watson was a scholar, literary critic, historian, a fellow of St John's College and professor of English at Cambridge University.
Summary
Originally published in 1957, The Unservile State looks at the theme of liberty in the Welfare State. Has it survived Welfare – is it even better for it? What of Parliament and our civil liberties? Does the present state of property distribution, of industry, agriculture and our social services satisfy the Liberal mind? And what would a liberal policy for foreign and Commonwealth affairs be like? These are some of the questions which this book sets out to answer. It is the first full scale study of the attitudes and policies of contemporary British Liberalism.
