The question (6 marks)
A mill hand with no savings and no other employer within reach signs the only contract offered to him, at a wage on which he can barely live. The law did not compel him to sign, and the employer says that the bargain was freely made. (i) Which conception of liberty does the employer's defence rest on, and what is the reply to it? (ii) Explain the shift from negative to positive liberalism, naming the thinker who made the turn. (6 marks)
MU Module III, negative and positive liberty; pack ch. 03 sections 3.1-3.3.
Plan your answer on paper before you look at the authorities — issue first, then the rule, then apply it to these facts.
It tests Unit 3 · Political Ideologies of Political Science – II.
Authorities you will need
- The Atlantic Charter
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