POSC 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Bourgeoisie, Globalism, Neoliberalism
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Globalization: (textbook definition) the ongoing movement towards economic, political, social, and cultural interdependence that has for good or ill reduced the autonomy of the sovereign states. Common myths and misconceptions: globalization is new : Karl marx (1848): the need of a constantly expanding market for its products chase the bourgeoisie over the entire surface of the globe. It must nestle everywhere, settle everywhere and establish connections everywhere thick vs thin globalization instead of newness of globalization question of depth instead. Thick globalism: e. g ebola not just a health crisis but an economic crisis as well: everything is becoming the same around the world. Globalization is accompanied by increasing gaps in many respects between the rich and the poor. Neither homogenization nor equity technology emphasis: most people do not have telephones in the world today impact of globalization is asymmetrical. Profoundly simplistic is you saying the world is all moving in the same direction: globalization means democratization .
