State intervention vs laissez-faire
What State intervention vs laissez-faire means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA, Pearson Edexcel.
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The effect of the reforms was a foundational shift away from laissez-faire attitudes towards state intervention, improving vulnerable lives while intensifying class tensions.
The Liberal reforms of 1906–1914 marked a shift from laissez-faire to state intervention.
Topics that use State intervention vs laissez-faire
- 2M Wars and Welfare: Britain in Transition, 1906–1957 – The Liberal crisis, 1906–1914 (AQA A-Level)
- Paper 3, Option 34.2: Poverty, public health and the state in Britain, c1780–1939 - 4 Social and welfare reforms: pressure and action, 1880–1914 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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