The State
Its Nature, Development and Prospects
Published on 23. April 2013
224 pages
978-0-7456-6819-2 (ISBN)
Description
This book offers a fresh, accessible and original interpretation ofthe modern state, concentrating particularly on the emergence andnature of democracy.
Poggi presents an extensive conceptual portrait of the state,distinguishing its early characteristics from those which havedeveloped subsequently and are apparent in contemporary states. Hereviews the 'historical career' of the state, from the dissolutionof feudal forms of rule to the advent of modern, liberal-democraticsystems. Poggi also discusses the nature of liberal-democraticregimes, and the distinctive features of the Soviet one-partysystem. Finally, the chapter discusses the challenges set to thestate by contemporary developments in military affairs, in theinternational economy, and in the ecological sphere.
Poggi presents an extensive conceptual portrait of the state,distinguishing its early characteristics from those which havedeveloped subsequently and are apparent in contemporary states. Hereviews the 'historical career' of the state, from the dissolutionof feudal forms of rule to the advent of modern, liberal-democraticsystems. Poggi also discusses the nature of liberal-democraticregimes, and the distinctive features of the Soviet one-partysystem. Finally, the chapter discusses the challenges set to thestate by contemporary developments in military affairs, in theinternational economy, and in the ecological sphere.
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Gianfranco Poggi is the author of The State: Its Nature, Development and Prospects, published by Wiley.
Content
Foreword.
Part I:.
1. Social Power and its Political Form.
2. The Nature of the Modern State.
3. The Development of the Modern State (1).
4. The Development of the Modern State (2).
5. Controversies About the State: Attempting an Appraisal.
6. Controversies About the State: Attempting an Explanation.
Part II:.
7. Liberal Democracy in the 20th Century (1).
8. Liberal Democracy in the 20th Century (2).
9. A New Type of State.
10. Contemporary Challenges to the State.
Part I:.
1. Social Power and its Political Form.
2. The Nature of the Modern State.
3. The Development of the Modern State (1).
4. The Development of the Modern State (2).
5. Controversies About the State: Attempting an Appraisal.
6. Controversies About the State: Attempting an Explanation.
Part II:.
7. Liberal Democracy in the 20th Century (1).
8. Liberal Democracy in the 20th Century (2).
9. A New Type of State.
10. Contemporary Challenges to the State.
