POLS 2910 Lecture 13: POLS 2910 Lecture 13
3 Dec 2017
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External constitution i: globalization: 1492-today, canada and the kws, from globalization . 1492-1930s: globalization i: adam smith wealth of nations. 1930s-1970s: keynesian welfare state: john maynard keynes - the general theory of employment, interest and money, 1936. International monetary fund: world bank, general agreement on trade and tariffs (becomes the world trade organization, from globalization . Globalization ii: government change, policy change, free trade agreements as external constitutions, neoliberalism: historical background. Stagflation": a combination of rising inflation and stagnant economic growth: neoliberalism. Describes contemporary economic and social role of government. Social spending reduced: dawn of a neoliberal era. Election of margaret thatcher in the uk. Election of ronald reagan in the usa. Pursue free trade with the us: canada: in the globalization game. New trade rules backed by wto: today: neoliberal globalization comprehensive free trade agreements as new, external constitutions.
