POL203Y1 Chapter 1-6: POL203Y1 Summary Note (Repaired)
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The american welfare state may be less effective, and it may have some peculiarities, but it is not qualitatively distinct from other industrialized nations. By some measures, the scope of government is greater in the usa than in many european nations. Although not as different, given structure of institutions in place: welfare states, religion, race and ethnicity. Puritan origins of the states, northeast us , eucratic societies: health, crime and incarceration. Institutions shape their ability to shape those motivations. Structure of governments affect what has happened to the united states. Clinton-needs to say and focus on issues of law and order open borders deficit spending and welfare: which were the basis of bill clintons campaign. Ideas are shaped by: hierarchies-nature of hierarchy can change. Modern form of hierarchy-notion for the state to make legislations in order to structure the state. Problem arises when people arriving have values of egalitarians. Policy is not determined by the underlying fundamental values.
