POLI 319 Lecture Notes - Social Inequality, Dennis Amiss, Structural Inequality
12 Sep 2013
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Why study ? (rich contrasts : wealth, racial mixes- who counts and who doesn"t, types of governments - hybrid regimes, modern military, all kinds of governments, rich ground for comparison- natural lab to see what works and what doesn"t) Inequality and injustice have real consequences: historical lack of consensus, problems of legitimacy and pol instability : pol problems festered due to no common solution. 1960s and 70s : progress and modernization (how much changes and how much remains the same: 5-6% growth per year : gdp per capita doubles. Increased equality in lives of people (urbanization). to cities, they send their kids to school . Young people had a prospects of continued social rise. Decisions people make ensuring enterntainment but costs their life"s quality: increased demands on the state and the beginnings of the debt crisis : most people wanted state to address the problem. States spend more money, growing level of state debt, debt crisis in the following decade.
