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Some Hypotheses Some Hypotheses
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Levels of Economic Development Levels of Economic Development
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The Liberal Trend The Liberal Trend
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Crisis and Policy Effects Crisis and Policy Effects
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Differentiating Economic Policy Differentiating Economic Policy
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The Structure of Beliefs The Structure of Beliefs
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Sources of Interventionist Attitudes Sources of Interventionist Attitudes
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Economic Policy and Party Systems Economic Policy and Party Systems
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Belief Systems and Social Structures Belief Systems and Social Structures
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Conclusions Conclusions
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Notes Notes
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9 Government Intervention in the Economy
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Published:September 1998
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Discusses the attitudes of Western European publics towards economic liberalism and economic interventionism during the past few decades. While beliefs about the desirability of state intervention in the economy, and of state ownership of public assets are central to modern political ideologies, there is scant evidence that interventionism and liberalism constitute opposite positions in the public mind. Questions of whether governments should practice economic interventionism, or whether assets should be removed into government ownership, tend to be answered not in terms of philosophical principle, but in terms of whether the government is felt to be worthy of the powers entrusted to it. Interventionism tends to be supported by those who lose out under laissez‐faire economies, by women, by young people, and by old people. These tendencies can be explained by the fact that, on the whole, it is middle‐aged men who tend to profit most from the liberal capitalist system.
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