SOC263H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: State Capitalism, Progressive Tax, Neoliberalism
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Lecture 6 - power and politics (part two) Power: (weber) the ability to achieve one"s will in spite of opposition; your ability to get your way and your ability to get others to do things your way even if they don"t want to. Illusion - democratic; its an illusion as to how politicans make their decisions o. Mills - c. wright mills (1956) the power elite. Interwoven interests of the leaders of the military, corporate and political elements of society (john porter (1965) viewed the economic elite as most powerful in canada) Those who hold the power make the rules; how wealth + power come together. Powerful economic elite - as people we come together in a class consciousness, and we come together for a revolution to make meaningful changes in the lives of other people. There"s a reluctance of people coming together -- why is it that we refuse to come together.
