POL 128 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Boogie 2Nite, North American Free Trade Agreement
5 Nov 2017
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2 different ways you can approach politics empirical vs. normative. Collect as much info as they can. How government of canada works, you would find processes, structures, to get a better understanding. People (cid:449)ho use this approa(cid:272)h the(cid:455) look at politi(cid:272)s fro(cid:373) a (cid:448)ie(cid:449) (cid:862)as it is(cid:863) look at the (cid:449)orld (cid:862)as it is(cid:863) Aristotle study was the first empirical approach on politics: machiavelli considered a realist because (cid:449)rote (cid:858)the pri(cid:374)(cid:272)e(cid:859). Book is a(cid:271)out how to be an effective prince. His argument was govt of florence the prince should do whatever necessary to help security of people, and provide prosperity. He felt the prince/govt should do whatever necessary to protect the people (lying, cheating, going to war). America should only care about its problems not africa going hungry, or other issues (realistic perspective: nafta hurting america, there are job losses. Trump is trying to re- negotiate. (realistic perspective: stats can govt agency.
