POL101Y1 Lecture : POL101 Lecture #7 W
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Pol101 lecture #7 w seeing inequality : wong. Seeing inequality : two ways: bearing witness : you have to see the realities with your own eyes, empowers both the victim and the researcher, something that is profoundly impactful. /day versus /day (there is a whole different: counting inequality : how we count impacts on the way we see the world (perspective) Raising the threshold changes the whole perspective. 20x of canada live on /day equalling to 2x of the united states. 4 cases of inequality: global inequality, the work&welfare state, gendering social protection, local solutions. Bretton woods, the creation of the world bank, imf, the system of exchange rate management, the implementation of tariffs (way of bridging trade among countries), the insulation of democracy, regional institutional building (intended to build trust) Golden age of global growth 1950s to 1960s. 1950-1960 4. 2% to 1960-1970 5. 3% growth annual golden age.
