Neoliberalism and National Culture: State-Building and Legitimacy in Canada and Quebec - Couverture souple

Blad, Cory

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1608462439 ISBN 13 : 9781608462438

Editeur : Haymarket Books, 2013

Synopsis

Neoliberal globalization is understood to have a corrosive effect on the state. Reductions in economic regulatory capacities combined with an ideological attack on the public necessity of social spending has left many with the impression that the state is a weakened institution, at best. This book argues that despite popular claims to the contrary, global capitalism requires state institutional authority, but the legitimation of this authority is increasingly tied to cultural rather than economic means. Canada and Québec are presented in historical comparative context as examples of how neoliberal states achieve global political economic integration while relying on cultural legitimation to maintain social policies working to mitigate social changes resulting from increased global integration.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Cory Blad Ph.D. (2006) in Sociology, University of Tennessee, is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Manhattan College. His research focuses on the nexus of neoliberalism and cultural politics with particular emphasis on the role of state institutions.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Haymarket Books
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1608462439
• ISBN 13: 9781608462438
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 270
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• Personne responsable: non disponible