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In his essay The end of laissez--faire, Keynes distinguished between the agenda and the non--agenda of government. This book asks how we interpret that distinction today. aeo A ground--breaking collection concerned with rethinking the contemporary role of the state. aeo Comprises essays written by leading scholars and politicians.

Table of Contents
1. Introduction: Andrew Gamble and Tony Wright.

2. The Rationale of the Minimal State: Norman Barry.

3. Neo-liberalism and the Theory of the State: From Wohlfahrtsstaat to Rechtsstaat: Raymond Plant.

4. Re-Stating Politics, Re-Politicising the State: Neo-liberalism, Economic Imperatives and the Rise of the Competition State: Colin Hay.

5. False Friend: The State and the Public Demain: David Marquand.

6. Leviathan Life: David Walker.

7. The State and the Market: John Kay.

8. Creating the Public Good: Charles Leadbeater.

9. The State and Innovations in Economic Governance: Colin Crouch.

10. New Localism, Progressive Politics and Democracy: Gerry Stoker.

11. Back to the Centre? Rebuilding the State: B. Guy Peters.

12. Reclaiming ‘The Public’ Through the People: Hilary Wainwright.

Restating the State

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      Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Published 11 November 2004
      ISBN-13 9781405124546
      978-1405124546
      ISBN-10 1405124547
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      Central / national / federal government policies Constitution: government and the state

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In his essay The end of laissez--faire, Keynes distinguished between the agenda and the non--agenda of government. This book asks how we interpret that distinction today. aeo A ground--breaking collection concerned with rethinking the contemporary role of the state. aeo Comprises essays written by leading scholars and politicians.

      Table of Contents
      1. Introduction: Andrew Gamble and Tony Wright.

      2. The Rationale of the Minimal State: Norman Barry.

      3. Neo-liberalism and the Theory of the State: From Wohlfahrtsstaat to Rechtsstaat: Raymond Plant.

      4. Re-Stating Politics, Re-Politicising the State: Neo-liberalism, Economic Imperatives and the Rise of the Competition State: Colin Hay.

      5. False Friend: The State and the Public Demain: David Marquand.

      6. Leviathan Life: David Walker.

      7. The State and the Market: John Kay.

      8. Creating the Public Good: Charles Leadbeater.

      9. The State and Innovations in Economic Governance: Colin Crouch.

      10. New Localism, Progressive Politics and Democracy: Gerry Stoker.

      11. Back to the Centre? Rebuilding the State: B. Guy Peters.

      12. Reclaiming ‘The Public’ Through the People: Hilary Wainwright.

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