The Democratic State
eBook - ePub

The Democratic State

  1. 288 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Democratic State

About this book

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.

Open access edition funded by the National Endowment for Humanities and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Humanities Open Book Program.

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Government and Public Policy
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Contents
  7. List of Tables
  8. 1 Between Liberalism and Capitalism: An Introduction to the Democratic State
  9. 2 The Capitalist State in Context
  10. 3 Contemporary Marxism on the Autonomy, Efficacy, and Legitimacy of the Capitalist State
  11. 4 Public Interest, Private Interest, and the Democratic Polity
  12. 5 Pluralism in Its Place: State and Regime in Liberal Democracy
  13. 6 Political Futures
  14. List of References
  15. Contributors
  16. Index
  17. Back Cover