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Histоriаn Tоny Judt аrgued thаt Western Eurоpe and the United States adopted a [BLANK-1] following the defeat of Nazi Germany centered around the democratic welfare state. Countries committed much of their national budgets toward providing basic needs and necessities for its citizens in order to avoid radicalism and the rise of totalitarian regimes. They would promote infrastructural improvements and nationalized goods and placed an ever-greater emphasis on affluence and social development. This approached continued, with great success, until the rise of conservative, neo-liberal governments in the 1980s.