China made some market reforms after Nixon's visit, but they allowed most of the economic freedom after Tienanmen square. However, China is still communist.
China made some market reforms after Nixon's visit, but they allowed most of the economic freedom after Tienanmen square. However, China is still communist.
Direct Democracy, or no government at all
By allowing greater freedom in Czechoslovakia, they risked the other warsaw pact countries demanding the freedom. if Czechoslovakia was allied to the west, it would create a frontier for the Americans to match into Russian Ukraine from west Germany
Between 1860 and 1900 in the US, transportation developments sparked economic growth because people had much more freedom to move, essentially. Greater distances could be travelled in less time and with less effort, allowing for commuting to jobs and the expansion of industries.
Individual effort is the basis of any form of economic growth. And as history has shown - just look at the Communist countries after WW2 - individual effort is rarely if ever stimulated by lack of personal freedom. So in order to have economic growth, the people that have to realize it have to feel that their efforts will result in a better future for themselves. A government that tries to start economic growth by sacrificing personal freedom, will find that people won't have that trust in the future. Just look at China: the leadership first had to promise greater freedoms before the economic boom could start.
In order to answer this, you must define freedom. Libertarian types will claim that every action towards a bigger government is a violation of individual rights, the Constitution, etc but Liberals will not regard many greater government powers such as the ability to raise further taxes, creation of government programs, etc as violations of freedom.
By allowing greater freedom in Czechoslovakia, they risked the other warsaw pact countries demanding the freedom. if Czechoslovakia was allied to the west, it would create a frontier for the Americans to match into Russian Ukraine from west Germany
Liberal means "like a free person," and so liberals favor more freedom for more people. Conservative means "keeping it the way it is," and so conservatives do not favor more freedom for more people. At first blush, the above may seem correct however, when "change" reflects greater intrusion by the government instituting greater institutional control over the lives of citizens then it becomes more obvious that "liberal" does not always advance to cause of freedom. Conservatives favor smaller, less intrusive government leaving more freedom of choice to the individual so, based upon this ideology, reverting back to less government control translates into more freedom for the general populous.
Greater economic growth is one of the benefits of increasing economic interdependence.
Greater economic growth is one of the benefits of increasing economic interdependence.
The major effect of the Great Depression and the New Deal on America was expanded government intervention into new areas of social and economic affairs and the creation of more social assistance agencies at the national level. The relationship between the national government and the people changed drastically. The government took on a greater role in the everyday social and economic lives of the people.
The North had the greater economic resources as it was industrialised while the South relayed on a slave and cotton economy.