POL S101 Lecture Notes - Elitism, Illiberal Democracy, Liberal Democracy
6 Mar 2014
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Fail state: somalia, for a long time there has not been a government that is able to support and function as a proper government. All decisions/ laws passed made by un. Theoretically supposed to be sovereign state, but due to inability to self- govern, until a legitimate government is elected and instated, it is governed by outside forces. The typology of the state: one way to categorize state is on how much they intervene in society and the economy, night-watchman state. Role of provision of security and property rights. Minimal affairs in interference of people: developmental state. Role is to secure greater social and economic equality. Active role of the state in both social programs and the economy. Welfare state : states can also be classified by how well the leader follows the will of the people, liberal democracy, illiberal democracy, authoritarian state, totalitarian state, canada, ndp more emphasis on helping the disadvantaged of society.
