bɹˈɪtən, haʊˈɛvɚ, wʌz wˈɛdᵻd tʊ ɐn ˌiːkənˈɑːmɪk lˈɪbɚɹəlˌɪzəm wˌɪtʃ pɹɪvˈɛntᵻd ðə stˈeɪt fɹʌm ˌʌndɚtˈeɪkɪŋ ðə nˈɛsᵻsɚɹi mˈɛʒɚz tə mˈiːt ðə kˈʌntɹiz dɪvˈɛləpmˈɛntəl nˈiːdz.
Britain, however, was wedded to an economic liberalism which prevented the state from undertaking the necessary measures to meet the country's developmental needs.