Neoliberalism and National Culture: State-Building and Legitimacy in Canada and Quebec (Studies in Critical Social Sciences)

Neoliberalism and National Culture: State-Building and Legitimacy in Canada and Quebec (Studies in Critical Social Sciences)
Cory Blad (Author)

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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.

• Rank: #1356856 in Books
• Published on: 2013-02-23
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 270 pages

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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 Qubec are presented examples of how neoliberal states achieve integration while relying on cultural legitimation to maintain social policies that mitigate social changes.

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