The State - Theories and Issues

Broad-ranging in its coverage and truly international in scope, this major new text introduces all the main competing theoretical approaches to the study of the state as well as key contested issues in relation to globalization, new forms of governance, the changing public/private boundary, changes in the powers and capacities of states, and the differences between advanced liberal democratic and other states. Chapters have been specially commissioned to a common format and are written by an international cast of leading authorities.>

Product details

• Authors: Coli Hay, Colin Hay, Michae Lister, Michael Lister, David Marsh
• Assisted by: Colin Hay (Editor), Michael Lister (Editor), David Marsh (Editor)
• Publisher: Macmillan
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.12.2005
• EAN: 9781403934260
• ISBN: 978-1-4039-3426-0
• No. of pages: 336
• Series: Political Analysis; Political Analysis (Palgrave P; Political Analysis; Political Analysis (Palgrave P
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science; Politikwissenschaft, Nationalismus, B, Political Science, Politik / Politikwissenschaft, Politologie, Europe; Globalization; governance; Government; Institution; publicchoice; Transformation, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Methodology of Political Science