DVM2350 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Neoliberalism, Starbucks, Anthony Giddens

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: International Development and Globalization
• Course: DVM2350
• Professor: Tamara Kotar

Document Summary

The need for equality and a classless society. Did not believe in competitiveness and the scarcity of good. Zero sum game: there will always be a winner and a looser, crosland doesn"t believe in this game. Trying to decrease unemployment as much as possible. Ideals of socialism: anti-poverty, welfare concerns, equality, anti-antagonism, anti-unemployment. The real existing socialism was in communism states, working towards a utopian state. Alec nove said we"re not talking about pure marxism, we"re not talking about the ussr, we want to build a state that is based on socialist and democratic ideas, not communism. We have to emphasize the cons of capitalism. Highlight vulnerabilities of labourers in the economy, how market cycles affect their opportunity and prosperities, (vulnerable to factories closing, complete collapses of economies for instance detroit) Demonstrate ppl"s alienation, the lack of the public voice in politics. Highlight the short sightedness of shareholder capitalism especially when it comes to environmental impact.