POLS 2940 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Precariat, Making Money, Authoritarianism
13 Apr 2017
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Focus group- test theories within a certain group and see how they react than taking it to the rest of the population. Lassie affairs- less government intervention in trade affairs. *precarity*- is a precarious existence, lacking in predictability, job security, material or psychological welfare. The social class defined by this condition has been termed the precariat. Mercantilism- economic activity is and should be subordinate to the primary goal of building a strong state. Economies are a tool of politics, a basis of political power. Economic competition between states are a zero-sum game" where one will lose and the other will win. They see economic strength and military-political power as complementary. Not completely goals, in a positive feed back loop. Economic goals should be to increase state power, min imports and max exports. Economic liberalism- a critique of mercantilism focuses on the power of the individual. Question: in the movie inside job robert gnaizda leads (co-founded) what.
