Neoliberalism and National Culture

State-Building and Legitimacy in Canada and Québec

AvCory Blad

Inbunden, Engelska, 2011

Del 38 i serien Studies in Critical Social Sciences

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Beskrivning

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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2011-09-20
Mått:160 x 240 x 21 mm
Vikt:626 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Studies in Critical Social Sciences
Antal sidor:270
Förlag:Brill
ISBN:9789004211117

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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.

Innehållsförteckning

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