Political Science 2231E Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Birds Eye, Labour Power, Human Nature
27 Dec 2018
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Means of production = factories, land, etc. How society produces and distributes goods/services to satisfy needs and. History: hunting/gathering > feudal agriculture > capitalism wants. Capitalism is the current mode of production. Higher profits = costs of production less than sale. Pyramid: works -> rich -> army -> clergy -> money. Ideas (illusions): american dream, hard work, meritocracy. Marx (1848): expose mysteries of international politics. Subordinate to capitalists -> override national interest. Use legitimate force against those who want to change or overthrow capitalism. Rescue capitalism from cyclical economic crises (chile, etc. , 1970s) Enforce costs of economic crises (not on capitalists) (saps) Us and west: hegemon, free trade, global economic order. China: cheap labour for goods, electronics production. India: cheap labour for services, law support or call centres. Rival wars between capitalists to gain and exploit resources. Capitalists aren"t limited by what states want. Raul prebisch, andre gunder frank, henrique cardoso (educardo galeano)
