POLS 2300 Final: POLS 2300

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Rob ford, the only mayor to do what he said: privatizing garbage collection (for efficiency), got rid of draconian laws. Residential schools (taking children out of their homes and sending them to christian school) Private interests voter interests judicial system political system regionalism. Coercion- gov"t has authority to impose will on citizens. Government wanting to keep funds even if it doesn"t need it income tax. The only actual authority in society is government (i. e. the canadian revenue agency) Catering to the wealth to gain votes stephen harper. Fundamentalist- anybody who believes something without questioning it (you cannot reason with them) any politicians. Power of nation state is declining (employee can only afford groceries at walmart) Set of institutions that make and enforce decisions for society. Every entity is conditioned by rules prime minister, cabinet, gov mps. Non democratic variant: the evolving notion of democracy. Ability of one actor to impose its will on another to get its own way,