Elite Power in Canada

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This paper analyzes the book, "Ruling Canada: Corporate Cohesion and Democracy," written by J. Brownlee. The paper discusses Brownlee's observations that Canada has been in a state of decline in recent decades. It describes, according to the book, the elite power and dominance in Canada and how this affects the economic and political order of the country.

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"The unity of elites was dramatically demonstrated in a corporate offensive that was reflected in the early stages of globalization. Globalization refers to the reaction by corporate leaders to reduced profits, slowed economic growth, and government regulation who "attempted to mobilize their collective resources to increase their power and control over the global economic system". At that time, such changes as advances in telecommunications and financial deregulation provided economic elites with enhanced power. The elites gained sufficient power to be able to launch an attack on the state and the nature of democracy. Associated with globalization was a complex process of economic and political restructuring, which became known as neoliberalism. Neoliberalism "incorporates a range of elite policy imperatives such as trade liberalization, privatization of publicly owned enterprises, deregulation, emphasis on deficit and/or debt reduction and business-friendly tax reform"."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Brownlee, J. Ruling Canada: Corporate Cohesion and Democracy. Halifax: Fernwood Publishing, 2005.

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