POG 316 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: North American Free Trade Agreement, World Trade Organization, Economic Integration

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Politics and Public Administration
• Course: POG 316
• Professor: Frederica Gomes

Document Summary

Shift in the role of the nation state: post wwii - creation and expansion of the welfare state (thought that by. 1970"s, we reached the peak of the welfare state: neoliberalism (1980"s) labour market priorities (began of the welfare state (decline) Making countries attractive for investment and competition. Creating an ideological battle of priorities (people vs. market), (downsized the welfare state, created fiscalization (was not about well-being, was about 14187 and to make them as each as possible) Not about social policies, more after 14187 Special interests (good when discussing equality and equity but not good when discussing the well-being for the general public) It seems that in most areas of public policy, economic values are more prevalent than community values. Current political context has pitted social policy and the canadian welfare state against the market. Rather than being seen as a partnership in the capitalist enterprise, social policies are viewed as counterproductive.