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Book SynopsisNeoliberal 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.
Trade Review“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
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
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Tables and Figures Part One: Introduction 1. Globalization, Neoliberalism, and the Rasputin State 2. Legitimating State Authority in an Age of Neoliberal Globalization Part Two: Historical Background 3. Canada: History and the Quest for National Identity 4. Québec: History and the Centrality of National Identity Part Three: Economic Globalization, Labor Migration, and Social Integration 5. The Global Market Economy: History and Impact on Canada and Québec 6. Ethnic Diversification and Labor Migration 7. Multiculturalism, Interculturalism, and the Changing Definition of National Culture 8. The Importance of Culture in Neoliberal State-Building Bibliography
