WGS250H5 Lecture : Lecture 2

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roserat376

11 Jan 2012

School

UTM

Department

Women and Gender Studies

Course

WGS250H5

Professor

Bickford

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Carole pateman y public/private dichotomy- private refers to home while public refers to work; women mainly associated with private dichotomy and men associated with public sphere y dichotomy- completely opposite, significance- governs relationships in the public and private sphere. domesticity seen as unpaid labour ** y manifest destiny- Idea that men and women have different complementary roles. Idea that males have more power and feminine gender is devalued y y y separate but equal- would assume that there would be easy movement for men and women between public/private spheres: ex. Males taking on female roles: assumes a naturalized, essential difference : hierarchy exists where there are differences **essentialism (associated with stereotypes) y should challenge notions of things being natural and inevitable. Normalization of female= nature y 2 ways in which women are considered more natural - physiology, social roles and psyche y ortner defines cultural subordination by any of 3 criteria.

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Identifying and Providing Types of Goods

You will explain why some goods should be provided by the government and others should be provided by businesses. Given a list, correctly identify types of goods based on excludability and rivalness. Support

your answer.

TTask 1:

Consider the following list of goods. For each good, explain the following points.

Is the good rival?

Is the good excludable?

Identify the type of good (Private Good, Public Good, Common Resource, or Quasi Public Good)

Are there any externalities associated with this good?

Explain whether the private market should provide this good or the government should provide this good. Explain in terms of whether the characteristics of the good would make it difficult to be provided

by the private market or the government.

Answer for each event below.

A cup of coffee at a coffee shop

Is the good rival?

Is the good excludable?

Identify the type of good (Private Good, Public Good, Common Resource, or Quasi Public Good)

Are there any externalities associa

ted with this good?

Explain whether the private market should provide this good or the government should provide this good. Explain in terms of whether the characteristics of the good would make it difficult to be

provided by the private market or the

government.

City fire protection

Is the good rival?

Is the good excludable?

Identify the type of good (Private Good, Public Good, Common Resource, or Quasi Public Good)

Are there any externalities associated with this good?

Explain whether the private mark

et should provide this good or the government should provide

this good. Explain in terms of whether the characteristics of the good would make it difficult to be

provided by the private market or the government.

Polar bears in the Arctic

Is the good rival?

Is the good excludable?

Identify the type of good (Private Good, Public Good, Common Resource, or Quasi Public Good)

Are there any externalities associated with this good?

Explain whether the private market should provide this good or the government shoul

d provide

this good. Explain in terms of whether the characteristics of the good would make it difficult to be

provided by the private market or the government.

Clean air

Is the good rival?

Is the good excludable?

Identify the type of good (Private Good, Public Good, Common Resource, or Quasi Public Good)

Are there any externalities associated with this good?

According to the reading in this unit, there have been some noted differences among private sector and public sector labor relations. Discuss in detail how public employees' rights generally differ from those of private sector employees. Discuss the right to strike and its impact on private and public employees. Identify and explain some of the challenges of public sector collective bargaining.

Response should be at least 400 words in length. References Cited.

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Which of the following statements about the provision of public goods is true?

a. Public goods are generally provided by the government because there are usually large external costs associated with them.

b. Public goods are generally provided by the government because there are usually large external benefits associated with them.

c. Public goods are generally provided by the government because they are very expensive to construct.

d. Public goods are generally provided by the government because in the absence of government, there is no incentive for private industry to provide the good.

d. Public goods are generally provided by the government because they are good for the public

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