Neoliberalism and national culture [electronic resource] : state-building and legitimacy in Canada and Québec / by Cory Blad.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blad, Cory.

Series:

Studies in critical social sciences ; v. 38.

Studies in critical social sciences, 1573-4234 ; v. 38

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Legitimacy of governments--Canada.

Legitimacy of governments.

Federal government--Canada.

Federal government.

Neoliberalism--Canada.

Neoliberalism.

Nation-building--Canada.

Nation-building.

National characteristics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (280 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

pt. 1. Introduction

pt. 2. Historical background

pt. 3. Economic globalization, labor migration, and social integration.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-28079-5

9786613280794

90-04-21110-1

OCLC:

754582330

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004211100 DOI