POLSCI 2I03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Homo Economicus
25 Sep 2013
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After the great depression there was no stimulus, people were left with failed banks. The fascist economy had corporations that put people back to work. That is how germany got itself out of depression. United states borrowed from itself and poured it in the economy, to create jobs etc. Theory and history of international relations go together; theory and practice go together too. Early scholars thought if they thought a little bit differently from their predecessors, they could change the problems dealing with international relations. Sport of kings because the state did it, the people weren t involved in it. All spoke french, were of a certain background, etc. They thought war was rational, and even after that they could go for dinner afterwards. The gentry were from that class and were seen as someone with respect. However, world war 1 changed it because it was national and civilians were caught in it.
