Polisci 2511 week 1

Liberalism

• Center left approach 

• Supports capitalist market economy 

• supports government intervention to regulate business and reduce inequality 

• supported by : Liberal Party in Canada, Moderate Democrats in US 

Progressivism

• Left wing approach

• More critical of capitalist market economy - Redistribution of wealth, tax billionaires, free tuition etc.

• Supports more government intervention than liberals to promote social justice

• Supported by: NDP and Green Party in Canada, Progressive Democrats in US

Libertarianism / Neoliberalism

• Center right approach 

• Strongly supports capitalist market economy 

• Seeks to reduce government intervention (tax/regulations) as such as possible

• Free market approach, cut taxes 

• Supported by: Conservative Party in Canada, Republician Party in US 

Populist Conservatism 

• right winged approach 

• Supports less government on domestic policies 

• Supports nationalsim on trade, immigration and aid. Highly nationalistic 

• Supported by : Trumps republicans in US, Peoples Party in Canada 

Pro free market actors

• Business lobby groups

• free market think tanks and advocacy groups

Pro Intervention marke actors

• Unions and the labour movement

• Environmentalists and social justice advocacy groups

• liberal and progressive think tanks