The Nature and Development of the Modern State

Informationen zum Autor GRAEME GILL is Professor of Government and Public Administration, University of Sydney, Australia. Klappentext Despite the increasing globalization of many aspects of social, economic and political life, the state remains the fundamental element of contemporary governance. This fully revised and extended new edition provides a broad-ranging introduction to the origins, role and future of the modern state tracing out how significant shifts in state capacity came about in relation to developments in economic, political and ideological power. Zusammenfassung Despite the increasing globalization of many aspects of social, economic and political life, the state remains the fundamental element of contemporary governance. This fully revised and extended new edition provides a broad-ranging introduction to the origins, role and future of the modern state tracing out how significant shifts in state capacity came about in relation to developments in economic, political and ideological power. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The Modern State 2. The Origins of State Capacity 3. Building Capacity, East and West 4. The State, Capitalism, and Industrialization 5. States and International Systems 6. The State Embedded: Twentieth century alternatives? 7. State Capacity and Governance in a Globalized World Conclusion.

Product details

• Authors: Graeme Gill, Gill Graeme
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.09.2016
• EAN: 9781137460660
• ISBN: 978-1-137-46066-0
• No. of pages: 320
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; B, Political Science, Political Science and International Studies, Comparative Politics, Central / national / federal government, Constitution: government and the state