The Democratic State (Studies in Government and Public Policy) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0700602623 ISBN 13: 9780700602629

Publisher: University Press of Kansas, 1985

Synopsis

One outcome of the declining economic growth and rising political conflict of the 1980s has been a renewed interest in political theory and increased questioning about the durability of the capitalist state. More and more political scientists are critically assessing the prevailing pluralist vision of the relationships between the state and the economy. Is the capitalist state able to adjust to crises and contradictions? What is the role of the state in changing—deteriorating—economic circumstances? How should we understand competing interpretations on the relative autonomy of the state, the nature of property rights, the legitimation crisis?

This collection of five original essays by seven of the best-known political-economy theorists addresses the interconnections between the economy and the polity and embodies the leading theoretical approaches to the political economy of the state.

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From the Back Cover:

"These are state-of-the-art essays by some of the foremost thinkers in this area. They provide incisive, insightful, theoretical contributions. The book will be invaluable to the large group of political scientists, economists, and sociologists working on political economy."--Jennifer Hochschild, author of What's Fair? American Beliefs about Distributive Justice

"This is very much at the 'cutting edge' of current discussion of the theory of the state. Each essay takes us into new and unexplored terrain."--Charles W. Anderson, author of Statecraft: An Introduction to Political Choice and Judgment

About the Author:

Roger Benjamin is Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Provost at the University of Pittsburgh and author The Limit of Politics: Collective Goods and Political Change in Postindustrial Societies.

Stephen L. Elkin is associate professor in the Department of Government and Politics at the University of Maryland and author of Politics and Land Use Planning.

About this edition

• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Publication date: 1985
• ISBN 10: 0700602623
• ISBN 13: 9780700602629
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288
• Editor: Benjamin Roger, Elkin Stephen L.