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Democratizing the Extended State
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Democratizing the Extended State

Abstract

Abstract This article assesses the constraints and capacities for Canadian state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to enhance economic democracy. Constraints include the democratic deficit produced by the commercialization of SOEs, which shifted away from historically privileging the social outcomes of public enterprise, together with the construction of a global governance architecture with binding and enforceable trade agreements that constrain democratic decision-making and state activity. Capacities include opportunities for SOEs to address deleterious economic outcomes through a rejuvenation of the socially oriented public enterprise tradition in areas of vexing policy concern. The article argues that SOEs can be an important component of enhanced extended state democracy through their redistributive outcomes that provide non-market income support for social infrastructure and services.

Authors

Whiteside H; McBride S

Journal

Democratic Theory, Vol. 11, No. 1, pp. 43–67

Publisher

Cambridge University Press (CUP)

Publication Date

June 1, 2024

DOI

10.3167/dt.2024.110103

ISSN

2332-8894

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