Health Sciences 1002A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: James Motluk, Neoliberalism, Welfare
28 Feb 2016
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Life under mike, directed by james motluk, examines the efects of neoliberal policies on the social wellbeing of ontario"s ciizens under the leadership of premier mike harris. The format of the ilm generally follows that of a documentary made my michael moore made in 1989 called. In this doc, moore tries, unsuccessfully, to interview roger smith, ceo of general. Motors in flint michigan about the corporate decision to downsize by closing a number of factories, a decision that led to at least 30,000 workers losing their jobs. Moore traces the economic and social efects of this corporate decision on the people of flint, michigan, where. In 1995, conservaive party elected and operated on the belief that businesses should be let unregulated and the government should not have the responsibility of people. Cut social assistance to the poor by 20% and taxes to the rich by 30% Passed laws to beneit employers rather than workers.
