POLS 2300 Lecture 1: POLS2300 ALL Lectures
6 Jan 2018
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Voter interests juridical system political system regionalism private interest voter interests etc. Government has the authority to impose its will on citizens. Public policies emerge from the interaction of elites common socioeconomic characteristics and values. Government cannot act independently of societal forces connected to most aspects of society. Multinational corporations and free trade agreements: imf, wto, nafta. Government set of institutions that make and enforce collective, public decisions for a society. Democratic vs. non-democratic variant: evolving notion of democracy. Ability of one actor to impose its will on another to get its own way: ability to do or get what it wants collective assent. Various forms of power exist legal: coercive. Profit oriented, non-governmental component of the economy lobby government to influence public policy. Public sector segment of the economy operated or financed by government crown corporations are widely used. 5 approaches can help interpret different aspects of the canadian political system: pluralist, public choice, class analysis, state-centred, globalization.
