What is Social liberalism?
'''Social liberalism''' also known as '''left liberalism''' in [[Germany]], '''modern liberalism''' in the United States and '''new liberalism''' in the United Kingdom''',''' is a [[political philosophy]] and variety of [[liberalism]] that endorses a regulated [[market economy]] and the expansion of civil and political rights. Under social liberalism, the common good is viewed as harmonious with the freedom of the individual. Social liberalism is different from [[classical liberalism]]: it thinks the [[state (polity)|state]] should address [[economic]] and [[social]] issues. Examples of problems the state might work on include [[unemployment]], [[health care]], and [[education]].<ref>Howarth, David 2007. What is social liberalism? In ''Reinventing the state: social liberalism for the 21st century''. Duncan Brack, Richard S. Grayson, David Howarth (eds). Politico Publishing. {{ISBN|978-1-84275-218-0}}. [http://socialliberal.net/2009/02/12/what-is-social-liberalism/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121125005410/http://socialliberal.net/2009/02/12/what-is-social-liberalism/|date=2012-11-25}}</ref> For example, there was no state support for general education in Britain before about 1870. Support for poor people came from private [[Charitable organization|charities]], and the church. A commitment to a fair distribution of wealth and power led gradually (over about a century) to support [[public services]] as ways of fairly distributing wealth. [[Democracy]] improved by increasing the [[franchise]] (the right to [[vote]]) to all adults. Some countries which did not have democracy now do have it. According to social liberalism, the government should also expand [[civil rights]]. Under social liberalism, the [[common good|good of the community]] is viewed as harmonious with the freedom of the individual.<ref>Ruggiero, Guido De 1959. ''The history of European liberalism'', 155–157.</ref> Many parts of the capitalist world have used social liberal policies, especially after [[World War II]].<ref>[htt