Political Science 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Public Finance, Progressive Tax, Air Rights
4 Feb 2016
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Three moments" of social existence: the family, the civil society, and the state. Within the family an altruism exists that encourages people to set aside own interests for good of children and elders. In the civil society, people tend to put their own interests first. Functionalist approach: focuses on role and purpose of state institutions. Heywood: organizational view: state as an apparatus of government. Can lie in people, parliament, or be divided into different institutions in power. Public as opposed to private (public finance as apposed to king"s finance) Domination: state has ability to dominate through monopoly within territory. Territorial: a state controls over a given territory. Heywood: international view: state as an actor on the world stage. Defined territory: water rights, air rights, etc. Relations with other state: a state is capable of interacting with other states in the state. Effective government: to defend borders and provide necessary services system. External: relates to other states, protects against external challenges.
