Full Idea
A utilitarian political philosophy would probably be a free market with a welfare state.
Gist of Idea
Utilitarianism probably implies a free market plus welfare
Source
Jonathan Wolff (An Introduction to Political Philosophy (Rev) [2006], 5 'Choosing')
A Reaction
This is roughly how Britain became, after the welfare state was added to Millian liberalism. What's missing from this formula is some degree of control of the free market, to permit welfare.
Book Reference
Wolff,Jonathan: 'An Introduction to Political Philosophy (Rev)' [OUP 2006], p.158
Related Idea
Idea 20515 Maximise happiness by an area of strict privacy, and an area of utilitarian interventions [Mill, by Wolff,J]