Week 3 – Barker Chapter 6

This past week, I listened to an interview on NPR in which Chinese factory workers commented on the state of the US Stock Market and its influence on economic health in China.  I think the current economic situation is particularly enlightening because it demonstrates just how powerful globalization has become.  Given this state of affairs, I found Barker’s comments on globalization and Fordsim/Neo-Fordism to be particularly relevant.  What’s more, I think that the current instabilities in the market system suggest that Fukuyama’s theory regarding “the end of history” is far from complete; it seems that “liberal democracy” is perhaps itself subject to further scrutiny.