Public Policies in Europe
Market liberalism vs. Social democracy
Market Liberalism
In the United States, Market liberalism depicts a political ideology, combining free market economy with personal liberty and human rights, supports a more mixed economy with state produced public services. It opposes both equalitarianism and ecumenical familism. Market liberalism
Capitalism against the Welfare State: Classical Political Economy
Some thought the welfare state is incompatible with capitalism. This conviction can be retraced to Adam Smith. He understood welfare as being secured primarily through the market. More clear reason for incompatibility is that without the compulsion to work an efficient market could no longer function because there would remain no
politicize the economy!”
They argue that the scope of government activity
should be reduced through privatization and liberalization.
Such restraints can be provided
by rigid rules that constrain government choices or
by the establishment of politically independent agencies.
"Depoliticize the economy!”
Problem 1. We don’t clearly know the border between
Political democracy inevitably contains the system of social inequality.
However democracy in detail contains the participation of majority in which the disadvantaged have real voice in society.
Hence democracy is possible only if there exists an institutional separation between the realm of politics and system of inequality.
Real Democracy only if based on overall distribution of power
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Introduction
Indonesia, the largest Islam nation in the world is also the biggest nation in
south east asia. Abundant of natural resources and strong economic
power, Indonesia has always been the leading nation in the Region.
The potential power of Indonesia is enormous. By looking through diverse
aspects of Indonesia, especially on the politics, we will be able to
acknowledge the cu