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To What Extent did the Liberals Create a Welfare State Between 1906-1914?
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To What Extent did the Liberals Create a Welfare State Between 1906-1914? Between 1906 and 1914 the Liberal party introduced a series of (considering the period), radical reforms. These new reforms were based on the idea of New Liberalism. Through these new reforms it is argued that the Liberals created a modern welfare state. The definition of a welfare state varies from author to author but it is basically a state in which the government is responsible for providing social and economic security for the population. The evidence suggests that during this period the Liberals only laid the foundations for a welfare state, rather than actually creating one. The Liberals social reforms found their basis in New Liberalism, which believed in a different attitude to poverty. It preached greater state intervention and responsibility in helping people who were poor through no fault of their own. This was a break with the past...
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