POLISCI 111 Study Guide - Moodle, Bourgeoisie, Landed Property
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Consequences of backwardness - according to gerschenkron: increasing role of the state, need for coordination, interconnectedness of industrial effort. Railroads cannot be built unless coal mines are opened up at the same time - State vs. market actors: state is in a better position to understand long-term consequences. Impact on political development: state centralization, connection between economic and political power, strengthening of the state, vis-a-vis other social actors. What"s valuable on the market can change in a day due to innovation and invention that will make other products obsolete/not needed anymore. How does industry change overnight: explaining political systems (regime types, democracy, fascism, socialism, look at countries during critical junctures - times in the history of these countries where other paths were possible. Answered by the theorists who wrote the readings this week: explaining democracy, three hypotheses, alexis de tocqueville - political culture, seymour m. lipset - modernization, barrington moore - social alliances.
