Despite the increasing globalization of many aspects of social economic andpolitical life the state remains the fundamental element of contemporarygovernance. T... » 

Despite the increasing globalization of many aspects of social economic andpolitical life the state remains the fundamental element of contemporarygovernance. This book provides a broadranging introduction to the originsrole and future of the modern state and makes its own distinct contribution totracing out continuities and changes especially in relation to the developmentof state capacity. «