{"product_id":"the-myth-of-the-powerless-state-9780745615820","title":"The Myth of the Powerless State","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eaeo Develops an original theory of state capacity in an era of global economy.  aeo Unlike existing theories, the author argues that as world economic integration proceeds, the individual states play an increasingly important role in the development of industrial transformation and social well--being.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I can unreservedly recommend this book as easily the most intelligent, best-researched and original account available of the relations between states and capitalist economies in the advanced North. Linda Weiss's careful dissections of economic policies and performance in Japan and East Asia, Sweden, Germany, Britain and the United States demolishes most conventional generalizations deriving from neo-liberal, \"globalization\" or social democratic theories alike. This is macro-sociology of the highest quality.\" \u003ci\u003eProfessor Michael Mann, UCLA\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This is a splendid study in political economy. Weiss uses the comparison between East Asia, Sweden and Germany as the basis for a theoretical analysis of the role of the state as a coordinator and steerer of industrial upgrading. Her style is punchy, her argument is original. Future research will have to take \u003ci\u003eThe Myth of the Powerless State\u003c\/i\u003e as a point of reference.\" \u003ci\u003eProfessor Robert Wade, Russell Sage Foundation, New York\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Articulate, engaging and highly persuasive ... this is a fine work. And it is easily the best attempt so far to reinstate the anti-liberal, pro-state, economically national cause.\" \u003ci\u003eAustralian Journal of Political Science\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Her statement of a case against leaving things to markets that are currently influential is clear and thoughtful, and her argument deserves attention from both sides of the political divide.\" \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \"A welcome contribution to the ongoing debate over globalization. This book provides the best general discussion of state power yet available.\" \u003ci\u003eForeign Affairs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface. \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. The State is Dead. Long Live the State.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Phenomenon of 'State Denial'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScope of the Argument.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Book in Outline.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. The Sources of State Capacity.\u003c\/b\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Problem of State Capacity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApproaches to State Capacity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. Transformative Capacity in Evolution: East Asian Developmental States.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInstitutions and Economic Performance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInstitutional Capacities for Industrial Transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Changing Basis of State Capacity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForms and Dynamics of Governed Interdependence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion: State 'Power' in East Asia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. Limits of the Distributive State: Swedish Model or Global Economy?\u003c\/b\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDistributive State Capacity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Model Unravels: External Pressures?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUndermining from Within.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Limits of a Distributive Strategy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExplanations of the Swedish Strategy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. Dualistic States: Germany in the Japanese Mirror.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe German Case: How 'Developmental' is the State?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe State in the Rise of German Industrial Power. Geopolitical Submergence of Transformative Capacity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrivate-Sector Governance: A State-informed System of Coordination.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePostwar Developmentalism: Innovation Without Change.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReconstituting Transformative Capacity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDual Capabilities and National Prosperity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow 'Distributive' is the Japanese State?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. The Limits of Globalization.\u003c\/b\u003e Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat does 'Globalization' Mean?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Question of Novelty.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Question of Magnitude.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Question of Distribution.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Question of Mobility.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7. The Myth of the Powerless State.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Extent of Government Powerlessness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConvergence Versus Varieties of State Capacity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdaptivity of the State.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe State as Victim of Midwife of 'Globalization'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Emergence of 'Catalytic' States.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Polity Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359139561815,"sku":"9780745615820","price":18.04,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745615820.jpg?v=1754123751","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-myth-of-the-powerless-state-9780745615820","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}