Up until this point, this paper has discussed a particular instance in which State Intervention in the economy exerted negative outcomes on industrialization. Henceforth, this paper will now look at the circumstances in which State Intervention can wield beneficial outcomes on industrialization for a developing country. The Neopatrimonial State, which sits on one end of the spectrum in terms of the effectiveness of State Intervention, means that the Cohesive Capitalist State is typically the polar opposite and in turn, can experience positive results from State Intervention.
As described by Kohli, Cohesive Capitalist States are economist states that penetrate deep into society by “prioritize[ing] rapid industrialization as a national goal”
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As noted in the previous paragraph, when considering industrialization, State Intervention in the economy can create positive results when there is a State capable of doing so, like in the case of a Cohesive Capitalist State. However, in terms of social justice and the impact on the population’s quality of life, State Intervention cannot be the most apparent answer to the question of ‘how does a State increase its industrialization’. In a Neopatrimonial State, essentially all State Intervention is unable to contribute to long-term and sustainable economic development. The poorly structured bureaucracy, corrupt and personalistic leaders, and absence of a cohesive national goal, all ensure that the general population does not experience any positive benefits invested in the economy. In the case of a Cohesive Capitalist State, because the government needs to ensure that the entire population stands squarely behind its national goal, it will frequently employ repressive tactics. To do this, Cohesive Capitalist States systematically discipline and restrict the labor force through brutal and repressive measures, inevitably creating an obedient labor force that is willing to work in poor conditions for little to no pay. When taking into account the quality of life that citizens are forced to endure in a Cohesive Capitalist State, it becomes much more difficult to suggest State Intervention as a completely worthwhile and beneficial endeavor. Because of this point, a serious consideration between the human rights violations and the positive benefits resulting from economic growth is needed before a definitive conclusion can be made on behalf of State Intervention as it affects everything, not just relation to
...reated an emerging working class as a response to factories and the need for people to work them; as a response to immense social tensions of industrialization, both regions had distinct revolutions for better working conditions. Russia and Latin America responded differently to industrialization in that Russia created a socialist political party and a unified working class in order to combat industrial social tensions leading to an international, long term, effect of their revolution whereas Mexico experienced factionalism which led to short-term effects condensed within their region solely. Also, Russia responded to industrialization by creating steady enterprises, manufacturing efforts, and foreign investments unlike Latin America which did not engage in manufacturing or investments, thus did not have an ‘Industrial Revolution” as did their Russian counterparts.
...conomically beneficial trade and technology development. In this regard the Epilogue uses sound logic to plausibly answer the wealth question. On the other hand, Mr. Diamond uses the same "national competition" thesis to purport that Asia's large, centralized governments were conspicuously growth-inhibitive. This argument would not seem to pass muster given what we have learned about the role of governments. Professor Wright's slides state that "Centralization may limit predation and even allow for growth" as "centralized predation = incentives to maximize the haul " This clearly refutes Mr. Diamond's argument that centralized, monopolistic Asian governments impaired societal advances. Thus, Guns, Germs, and Steel can scantly explain why China and the Middle East remain emerging markets while Western and Northern Europe enjoy significantly larger national wealth.
Industrialization provided many benefits for the nation but however, it also created serious problems that required action by the government. Most of the factories owners treated their employees unfairly and unequal. They made them work large amount of hours for underpaid wages. Most of the people even children, worked 16 hours for 25 cents a day. Their employees had to deal with unsafe machines that sometimes were extremely dangerous. If they got injured they didn’t have any financial aid or any kind of compensation that helps them to get better. Instead they were kicked out from their job. If a machine caught fire, they didn’t have safety measures such as fire drills or emergency exits that make the exit of the building such an easy task. Most of food factories, didn’t force their employees to wear gloves, masks and hair nets while they were working and manipulating the products. This lack of hygiene measures brought a large amount of diseases that easily spread out around the country through the food these factories sold. Sometimes costumers could find hair or even eat meat where someone had sneezed on it. Because of the excess of power that monopolies had believed they could treat their employees however they wanted. To achieve better hours, better wages, and better working conditions the government passed several laws th...
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Our lives are greatly affected by our culture, ecological environment, political environment and our economic structure. The overarching method of organizing a complex modern society relies heavily on the founding economic theories regarding method of production, method of organization, and the distribution of wealth among the members of. This paper, specifically deals with the views and theoretical backgrounds of two dominant theories of the past century, Keynesianism and Neo-liberalism. Our social economic order is product of the two theories and has evolved through many stages to come to where it is today. The two ideologies rely on different foundations for their economic outcomes but both encourage capitalism and claim it to be the superior form of economic organization. Within the last quarter of the 20th century, neo-liberalism has become the dominant ideology driving political and economic decisions of most developed nations. This dominant ideology creates disparities in wealth and creates inequality through the promotion of competitive markets free from regulation. Neo-liberal’s ability to reduce national government’s size limits the powers and capabilities of elected representatives and allows corporations to become much larger and exert far greater force on national and provincial governments to act in their favour. Hence, it is extremely important at this time to learn about the underlying power relations in our economy and how the two ideologies compare on important aspects of political economy. In comparing the two theories with respect to managing the level of unemployment, funding the welfare sates, and pursuing national or international objectives, I will argue that Keynesianism provides far greater stability, equ...
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Development originated in the colonial era, when Europeans constructed domestic and imperial government systems and concentrated within the emerging national states as industrial system fueled by the products of colonial labor regimes (McMichael, p. 2). In the 19th century, development was understood philosophically as the improvement of humankind. European political elites interpreted development practically, as a way to socially engineer emerging national societies (McMichael, p. 3). In the post WWII, United State was concerned how to shape the future of the newly independent states in ways that would ensure that they would not be drawn into the communist Soviet bloc. Motivated by this concern, the United States enlisted its social scientists
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They control the supply and prices of products. On the other hand, he state is tasked with the responsibility of providing security in the country. The capitalists control the financial sector and indirectly control the power. This is because the government’s policies have to be made in such a way that they conform to the capitalistic views.