Class Notes for Rex Brynen

The world is characterized by significant economic inequality. Canada economy equal to all sub-sahara developing nations. Tobacco/advertising spent in

Majority of gdp was not in europe + america until mid 19th century. Despite actual inequalities, a lot of progress has been made in the last 200 years

Midterm: up to gender section readings, lectures till gender, conferences till that week. Identity politics: nationality, race, religion, tribe, langua

Much has changed : end to colonial rule, new state, and state machinery, new political demands. But much hasn"t: economic dependency, structure of loca

Even in industrialized world it"s not 50/40 inequalities in share of earned income all over the world. Due to legacy women might be less represented in

Whether regime is authoritarian or democratic is really important. What are the pre conditions for democracy. How does it come about from regime that w

The state and redistribution: helps minimize inequality (income, plays a larger role i(cid:374) so(cid:373)e states tha(cid:374) others (cid:894)brazil

Patterns of economic management (handelman) talks about several different modes of economic managements and economic strategies command decisions about