PSCI 2102 Lecture Notes - Neoliberalism, Government Simulation Game, Tammany Hall
7 Jul 2014
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Class 6 psci2102b february 11, 2014. Democracy allows for the solving of many conflicts and problems. Hegemonic powers from the west are democratic; because we live in a democracy, we think democracy is good. Democracy also a way to develop legitimacy. Alternatives have typically been horrendous military governments. Hadn"t had enough of a capitalist revolution; hadn"t been transformed enough. Strong enough middle class could make alliance with bourgeoisie to create broad, pluralistic democracy (in england, france, us, etc. ) No strong middle class = no democracy: rueschmeyer and stephens saw a different path in latin america. Wasn"t strength in middle class, but in working class. Constructing big working class that has numbers to demand democracy will result in peace and welfare state. When latin americans started industrializing, the technology had already changed (so they needed fewer and fewer workers to run them); the weakness of workers weren"t strong enough to demand democratic state: not involved in industrial formations.
