POL 4320 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Staples Thesis, Comparative Politics, Fraser Institute

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POL 4320
• Professor: Ryan Katz- Rosene

Document Summary

What are the political implications of economic integration. Structure discourses issues state/class interests global forces structure: class power and the degree to which they control economic power. There"s no need to specify that it"s a capitalist economy because that"s just what it is. There"s little political discussion regarding the input into economic structures. There"s a reason the capitalist system has this structure (historical background) the why and how are explained by global forces: political approach how the canadian economy came to be the way it is. 2015-01-22: but the population growth rate has decreased, drawing incorrect correlations. In what ways might the size of the population impact canada"s growth: aging population and declining fertility rates, offset my immigrants. 1 way to maintain growth rates is to maintain high immigration: canada"s target is 260,000 immigrants each year, how it impacts the gdp. Top export commodities: mineral fuel, oil, etc. counts for 25. 64% of exports.