What is the ‘strong globalization thesis’ and why is this problematic?

Please carefully review the exam instructions before beginning. All direct quotes must be fully cited. Include a reference page and title page.
PART I – LONG ANSWER (500-700 words each)
Section 1 (15 Marks): Answer the following question using full sentences and paragraphs. Your response should offer a substantive analysis of the relevant points/issues.
1) Drawing on the advocacy coalitions model and the network model, evaluate the following quote: ‘The state is the executive committee of the ruling class.’ Do these models provide an appropriate basis for understanding societal power? Explain.
Section 2 (15 Marks): Answer the following questions using full sentences and paragraphs. Your response should offer a substantive analysis of the relevant points/issues.
2) Critically evaluate the public choice theory of the state, drawing on the historical institutionalist model and the globalization model. Your response should consider how the public choice model contends with power, especially the power dynamics identified in the globalization model, and also evaluate the implications of this model for democratic political planning.
Section 3 (20 Marks): Answer the following question using full sentences and paragraphs. Your response should offer a substantive analysis of the relevant points/issues.
1) Drawing on the major theoretic models examined, describe the relationship between policy making and democracy, and how this can be improved.

What is meant by the term ‘competition state’ and how does this relate to Chomsky’s critique of the NAFTA?
What is the ‘strong globalization thesis’ and why is this problematic?
What is a policy network and how can these be grouped?
PART III – BONUS (200 words)
What is the most accurate model of the state? Your response should critically reflect on the material and account for patterns of social power.
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