History A-Level
Conservative statecraft
What Conservative statecraft means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Conservative statecraft
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A strategy of using economic and administrative efficiency to address social unrest and preserve established institutions.
Topics that use Conservative statecraft
- 1F Industrialisation and the people: Britain, c1783–1885 – Political change and social reform, 1832-1846 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Administrative reform
- Agricultural Protectionism and Free Trade
- Aristocratic paternalism
- Bank Charter Act
- Class Conflict
- Extra-parliamentary opposition
- Free trade
- Humanitarianism and evangelical influence
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