POLS2094 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Hegemony, Liberal Democracy, Neoliberalism
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Britain as hegemon: the military dimension. Napoleonic wars 1803-14: the economic dimension. Capitalist farmers, financial networks, an orientation towards the accumulation of capital on the part of the dominant english classes. Transformed by the revolutions of the 1640s, 1688. A state with a respect for private property. France, belgium, germany, us from about 1840, japan after 1868, russia 1890. Steelmakers in the late developers used the technology of englishman henry. Bessermer to convert huge batches of iron into steel: combined and uneven development. Use of technology, production systems and organization of work: gers(cid:272)he(cid:374)kro(cid:374)"s (cid:448)ie(cid:449) of late de(cid:448)elop(cid:373)e(cid:374)t. Rise germany not unified until 1871. Us 1905 gdp per capita 1914 probably the largest economy. Decline- plays a part decline of ottoman empire germany. Post ww2 us as hegemon: end of war. An unusual situation although not completely parallel-ed britain after 1815. The rest of world in situation of underdevelopment or exhausted by war.
