SOC101Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Primitive Accumulation Of Capital, Liberal Democracy, Gain Capital
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On particular thing that is not the way that is represented: the role of the state. Neoliberalism argues that in a free market global economy the state does not intervene and should not intervene. It does intervene but not in a way that empowers or protects the working class. Western capitalist societies are liberal democracies and so by having elections and letting people choose between parties, you are giving. Everone an equal chance to influence who will be in power and therefore, everyone has an equal chance of influencing gov"t policies. People with similar interests form a certain group. Gov"t = actual people who occupy positions of power. Gov"t changes though time, but state does not. Yes those occupying positions are part of the elite, they are corporate elite, military and political elites. They are all interconnected but they do not form on ruling class.
