Political Science 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Collective Action, Oligarchy, Law
31 Mar 2017
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Steven pinkers thesis: our time period is more peaceful then ever before in the history of the world. Evidence: war is declining, war death has declined from 500,000 to 35,000, democratic governments don"t fight each other, less likely to die by violence now, genocides gone down. Policy decisions: environmental policy, transit (toronto), health care (policy), religion, funding of eduction systems. Law making: why a law is a law. Decisions are enforced: rules are made (laws) and meant to be obeyed. Different environmental conditions: haiti is brown(1% forest), dr is green, haiti is the poorest country, economies are different, dr is very tourist friendly, dr has 74 natural parks, haiti has. Dishonestly seeking personal gain: selfishness, way for people to get rich or richer. A biological order that includes humans, apes, and monkeys. Not so nice, they hunt and eat other monkeys** In the rulers interests and in the interests of the governed.
