SOC 103 Lecture : Lecture #8 – The Role of the State
15 Sep 2012
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Lecture #8 the role of the state. Social, economic activities that are paid for by the people, by the taxpayers. Businesses don"t pay for them because they don"t want to, but they rely on these services for the business to survive. We benefit from these services, but businesses benefit from them more. When you hear the world state , what do you think about: government. Admin staff, bureaucrats: social workers, lcbo, ohip. All of the above are called public sector, because the public pays for it. The only one that actually makes money is the lcbo/olg. Petro canada was a crown body, a regulatory body till about 15 years ago when it became privatized. The movement towards neo-liberalism means the privatization of these services: separation of private and public sectors. Pretty clear distinction once you take a look at the list above: theories of the state, pluralism.
