POLSCI 2F03 Lecture Notes - Path Dependence, Class Conflict
13 Apr 2014
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Narrow view : focus on the state: who tries to shape it, what does that state do/not do, what impacts of state action/inaction. Broad view : focus on relationships: relationships involve ongoing negotiations of power. Pluralism: power is relatively disperse and has multiple sources financial time expertise ability to mobilize others, individuals have a variety of interests, ex. Quebec working class , have national identity and. Problems with pluralism: what about the state , a. Does it have expertise and capacity to negotiate with, or even co-opt , interests: b. Do the institutions of the state matter for influencing interest group competition. Health care in canada and the unites states. Comparison of canada and us: plurliast , explain interests in favor of. Medicare in canada was for then against while in the us was the opposite: may not be interest groups , certain groups, do past decisions contrarian current ones have influence over outcomes.
