Another term I tried to explain to a friend recently is "americanization:"
A term generally used by canadian leftists to decry the situation when governments forget who they are supposed to represent (citizens) and get in bed with businesses instead. A conflict of interest and a violation of their core purpose, which is to do for the residents what businesses won't because it simply isn't profitable. Canadian rightists, on the other hand, idealize the Americans, because, well just look how rich and powerful they are.
I guess it depends what you want to measure, doesn't it?
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