
The Legacy of Harold Innis Part Three
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Innis's Theorem of Decentralization of Power
Harold innis has always been acknowledged a liberal, even by those who have claimed him for the left. In his view of space biased societies was the centralization of authority in the state. He wants to set up kind of counterbalancing institutions among these provincial legislatures and universities. Independent churches, a legal system which is completely independent of of the central government. This conception of a government in which there is a balance of power is integral to the whig tradition of thinking about liberty.
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