Global North and South: Competition States and World Order
How have globalization, neoliberalism, other economic forces, and cultural changes undermine the welfare state? Compare and contrast the welfare state and the competition state. Is there evidence that the competition state has displaced the welfare state? Is there evidence that the competition state has displaced the development state? Is the argument of a competition state exaggerated? With growing concerns about the environment, the effects of growing inequalities in income and wealth should competition be moderated in the name of social and environmental justice?How has the competition state altered the relationship between the state and citizens (e.g., what are the differences between the competition state and the welfare state?)? Identify the various ways the competition state impacts you as a student, your family, and politics in general. In responding be certain to define the competition state.
