Neoliberalism And National Culture: State-building And Legitimacy In Canada And Quebec

Studies in Critical Social Sciences, Volume 38

Häftad, Engelska, 2013

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Neoliberal globalisation 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 global capitalism actually requires state institutional authority, but the legitimation of this authority is increasingly tied to cultural rather than economic means. Canada and Quebec are presented examples of how neoliberal states achieve integration.

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Utgivningsdatum2013-02-23
Mått151 x 228 x 17 mm
Vikt411 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieStudies in Critical Social Sciences
Antal sidor270
FörlagHaymarket Books
ISBN9781608462438

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AcknowledgmentsTables and FiguresPart One: Introduction1. Globalization, Neoliberalism, and the Rasputin State2. Legitimating State Authority in an Age of Neoliberal GlobalizationPart Two: Historical Background3. Canada: History and the Quest for National Identity4. Québec: History and the Centrality of National Identity Part Three: Economic Globalization, Labor Migration, and Social Integration5. The Global Market Economy: History and Impact on Canada and Québec6. Ethnic Diversification and Labor Migration7. Multiculturalism, Interculturalism, and the Changing Definition of National Culture8. The Importance of Culture in Neoliberal State-BuildingBibliography

“There is so little to be said about globalization that is not cliché. Globalization, apparently, has the ability to either construct world peace, or rip the world apart. It is purported to create unimaginable wealth and equally devastating poverty. In many ways, I am taking the easy road by circumventing these metanarratives and examining an artifact of this seemingly ubiquitous and all-encompassing phenomena: The problem of so-called state decline due to globalization political ideology and systemic liberal market integration. Obviously, ‘the easy way out’ is a rough road as well.”—From the Introduction