The State in Capitalist Society - Couverture souple

Miliband, Ralph

 
9780850366884: The State in Capitalist Society
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0850366887 ISBN 13 : 9780850366884
Editeur : The Merlin Press Ltd, 2009

Synopsis

Presenting a sustained and concrete challenge to the current political consensus, this reference identifies the radical alternative of adopting socialism as the key issue facing civilization and the crucial condition of making substantial progress. Demonstrating that capitalist control of the state was so comprehensive that partial reforms were impossible, this reference attempts to explain how society has managed to evade socialism, exploring how its claims have failed to persuade many intellectuals and the potential benefactors of an alternative order. Reviewing the influence of economic elites and the dominant class, this study also probes the state's claims to legitimacy, defines the purpose and role of governments, and analyzes the concepts of reform and repression. Depicting how the state reemerged from behind the mystifications of the political system and its behavior to become the central theme of political studies, this radical and philosophical investigation combines a political appeal with thorough, detailed scholarship. A discussion of servants of the state and the concept of imperfect competition are also included.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Presenting a sustained and concrete challenge to the current political consensus, this reference identifies the radical alternative of adopting socialism as the key issue facing civilization and the crucial condition of making substantial progress. Demonstrating that capitalist control of the state was so comprehensive that partial reforms were impossible, this reference attempts to explain how society has managed to evade socialism, exploring how its claims have failed to persuade many intellectuals and the potential benefactors of an alternative order. Reviewing the influence of economic elites and the dominant class, this study also probes the state's claims to legitimacy, defines the purpose and role of governments, and analyzes the concepts of reform and repression. Depicting how the state reemerged from behind the mystifications of the political system and its behavior to become the central theme of political studies, this radical and philosophical investigation combines a political appeal with thorough, detailed scholarship. A discussion of servants of the state and the concept of imperfect competition are also included.

Biographie de l'auteur

Ralph Miliband was one of the key intellectual figures of the British New Left and the founder of the "Socialist Register." He was a professor at the London School of Economics, Brandeis University, York University-Toronto, and the graduate center of the City University of New York and was chair of politics at the University of Leeds. He is the author of "Divided Societies," "Marxism and Politics," " "and "Socialism for a Sceptical Age." He is the coeditor of "A Dictionary of Marxist Thought."

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Éditeur
The Merlin Press Ltd
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0850366887
ISBN 13 
9780850366884
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
360
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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