Table of Contents
Introduction ix
1 Classical Liberalism 1
Negative Freedom 3
Classical Social Contract 5
Role of the State 12
2 Social Liberalism 18
Positive Freedom 22
State-Based Social Contract 26
Market-Based Social Contract 37
Role of the State 44
From Social to New Liberalism 50
3 Timeless Freedom 52
Climate Change and Energy Security 58
Fiscal Responsibility 63
Inequality 66
4 New Social Contract 71
State 74
Markets and the Twenty-First Century Economy 75
Local 78
Global 82
5 Role of the State 85
Essential Services 87
Multiculturalism 91
Science and Technology 95
Rule of Law 97
Democratic Deficits 99
Human Security and Genocide 100
Terrorism 103
Nuclear Disarmament 105
Peace and Security 108
Conclusion 113
References 116