Political economy
He argued that capitalism is not natural or inevitable
Karl Marx
the term used by Luxemburg to describe privatization of land and dispossession
primitive accumulation
Who is a key proponent of neoliberalism?
Friedrich Hayek, Milton Friedman
True or False: Biological racism has been discredited and disappeared
False
What is social reproduction
all that is required to reproduce society
Allowing markets to self-regulate
laissez-faire economics
T/F The Third World represents a homogenous group of newly independent post colonial states who are not part of the first or second world
False - they are not homogenous
free markets, minimal government intervention, individualism/ self interest, deregulation, minimal public spending
a classification/ ranking of people based on race, ethnicity, or place of origin
Racial hierarchies
How does social reproduction relate to capitalism?
Much of the work is unpaid or low paid, but it is necessary for the creation of a labour force.
David Ricardo's theory around trade between countries
comparative advantage
What is the significance of the Bandung Conference of 1955?
Meeting of African and Asian independent states who expressed anti-colonial, anti-racist and pro-peace views - non-aligned movement
What is meant by "Shock Doctrine"?
Naomi Klein, implementing unpopular neoliberal policies during time of crisis, upheaval
What is settler colonialism?
colonial dispossession of indigenous peoples from the land to allow settlers to live, farm and build cities
What kind of feminism is the focus of the Manifesto - Feminism for the 99%?
anti-capitalist feminisim
What is the Keynesian approach?
create full employment, government intervention for basic services, 'welfare state'
What is the Prebish/Singer Hypothesis?
theory that peripheral countries are at a disadvantage because of deteriorating terms of trade for raw resource producing nations
Provide an example of Shock Doctrine implementation
9-11, covid, Chile
Give an example of notions of whiteness or blackness evolving over time
who qualified as white for purposes of immigration to Canada, Fanon experience of blackness, Palestine ......
According to SRT, oppression based on gender, race and sexuality is structurally related to and shaped by ______________
Capitalist production
What are Rostow's 5 stages of development?
traditional, transition, take-off, maturity, mass consumption
The NIEO means ______________ and it was recognized by ____________ in 1974.
New International Economic Order; UN
In the post WWII era, inequality generally decreased. Why?
Keynesian approaches, social programs, progressive taxation
What colonial era policies based on race exist in Canada in the present?
Reservations, government control of indigenous lands, ....
What is intersectionality and why is it important?
overlapping categories of oppression (race, gender, class), important to understand multiple and overlapping identities and individual experiences of oppression, not unintentionally worsen situation some