Contours of the Illiberal State : Governing Circulation in the Smart Economy

Boris Vormann

ISBN 10: 3593510170 / ISBN 13: 9783593510170

Published by Campus Verlag Mär 2019, 2019

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Neuware - Globalisierung war zu keinem Zeitpunkt ohne staatliches Handeln möglich. Aber es macht für Demokratien einen Unterschied, ob der Staat versucht, in sozialen und ökologischen Fragen aktiv zu intervenieren - oder ob er, als illiberaler Staat, abseits der politischen Öffentlichkeit lediglich die Rahmenbedingungen für die Ausweitung globaler Märkte schafft. Die hier versammelten Beiträge richten einen historisch vergleichenden Blick auf die anhaltende, zentrale Rolle des US-amerikanischen Staats in der Smart Economy.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Contours of the Illiberal State : Governing Circulation in the Smart Economy
• Publisher: Campus Verlag Mär 2019
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3593510170
• ISBN 13: 9783593510170
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 213W x 138H x 18D millimeters 213 millimeters width by 138 millimeters height by 18 millimeters depth
• Weight: 369 grams

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Synopsis

The post-Cold War era was marked by the emergence of unprecedented new networks of international private trade, cooperation, and circulation of goods that promised to render the state nearly obsolete—at least in theory. The essays collected in this book dissect the notions of this so-called “smart economy,” revealing the crucial role that government interventions still play in facilitating the production and the global flow of goods. The contributors focus particularly on the role played by the United States, often incorrectly assumed to be the most liberal and least interventionist in the global order. More than a mere market fixer, the United States has long assumed an outsized position in expediting the global circulation of goods through its supply chains and communication channels. Drawing from such diverse fields as political science, urban sociology, and cultural studies, Contours of the Illiberal State takes a broad interdisciplinary look at how nations became active market enablers.

About the Author

Boris Vormann is professor of politics and head of the politics concentration at Bard College Berlin. Christian Lammert is professor of North American politics and policy and director of the John F. Kennedy Institute at the Free University of Berlin.