The thesis argues that the development of the New Liberalism in the late nineteenth century was opposed from the standpoint of a more "traditional" conception of liberalism by a group of political theorists who owed their inspiration to the work of Herbert Spencer. Despite the protestations of these self-styled "Individualists" that they were the true heirs of mid-century liberalism, it is argued that their political theory represented as much a transformation of Benthamite Radicalism as did that of the New Liberals. The Individualists developed raid-century liberalism in a conservative direction, arguing that social change was not to be attained by conscious design and developing an ethical justification for the actual distribution of property and power in late Victorian Britain. The thesis establishes this claim by examining six Individualist arguments derived from Spencer's Synthetic Philosophy: (1) the argument from the biological theory of evolution; (2) the argument from psychological theory; (3) the sociological conception of society as an "organism"; (4) the theory of historical development; (5) the doctrine of utility; and (6) the theory of justice and property rights.

xi, 711 leaves ; 30 cm / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of History, 1980

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This thesis examines the social reforms ushered in by the prewar Asquith cabinet. It deals with the progressive intellectual environment and how it related to the budget of 1909 and the National Insurance Act of 1911. The following demonstrates how ideologies contribute to a public policy process riven by political, personal and administrative forces.

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Orientador: Reginaldo Carmello Correa de Moraes / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-20T09:01:48Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Simiqueli_R.R._M.pdf: 774906 bytes, checksum: 736be8f4abd78f0215e71b8caa69db15 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012 / Resumo: Este trabalho trata de dois períodos distintos da reflexão liberal britânica sobre economia e política, assim como das possíveis ligações entre os autores estudados e seu contexto específico. Em um primeiro momento, analisamos as teses de Adam Smith sobre as colônias inglesas, e o que estas teriam a dizer sobre os rumos tomados pelo Império Britânico. Posteriormente, nos concentramos sobre a atuação da Manchester School e de seu representante mais vocal (Richard Cobden) nos embates políticos da década de 1840. Com isto, visamos construir, em alguma medida, uma breve história da incorporação dos argumentos smithianos sobre colonialismo na prática política liberal da Era Vitoriana / Abstract: This work deals with two distinct moments of the British liberal thought on economy and politics, as well as the possible links between the authors studied and their specific context. At first, we analyze the theories of Adam Smith on the English colonies, and what they would have to say about the courses taken by the British Empire. Subsequently, we focus on the performance of the Manchester School and its most vocal representative (Richard Cobden) in the political struggles of the 1840s. With this, we aim to present a brief history of the incorporation of smithian arguments about colonialism in the liberal political practices of the Victorian era / Mestrado / Ciencia Politica / Mestre em Ciência Política