The State After Statism

This book assesses the changing nature of state intervention in the economies of the affluent democracies. Against a widespread understanding that contemporary developments, such as globalization and new technologies, are pressing for a rollback of state regulation in the economy, the book shows that these same forces are also creating new demands and opportunities for state intervention. Thus, state activism has shifted, rather than simply eroded. State authorities have shifted from a market-steering orientation to a market-supporting one. Chief among the new state missions are: repairing the main varieties of capitalism (liberal, corporatist, and statist); making labour markets and systems of social protection more employment-friendly; recasting regulatory frameworks to permit countries to cross major economic and technological divides; and expanding market competition at home and abroad. Because the changes from market steering to market support are so controversial and far-reaching, state officials often find themselves making choices that produce clear winners and losers. Such choices require a capacity to act unilaterally and decisively, even in the face of substantial societal opposition. As a result, state activism, autonomy, and occasionally imposition remain essential for meeting the challenges of today's globalizing economy.

ISBN 0674022777   Pages 488 ISBN13 9780674022775 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Harvard University Press   Weight (grammes) 684 Imprint Harvard University Press   Published in Cambridge, Mass Format Paperback   Height (mm) 235 Publication date 29 Sep 2006   Width (mm) 155 Library of Congress 2006041101   Spine width (mm) 32 DEWEY 330.126   Academic level Professional / Scholarly DEWEY edition DC22

		The state also rises : the roots of contemporary state activism by Jonah D. Levy		1
1		The transformation of the British state : from club government to state-administered high modernism by Michael Moran		31
2		The forgotten center : state activism and corporatist adjustment in Holland and Germany by Anton C. Hemerijck and Mark I. Vail		57
3		Exiting Etatisme? : new directions in state policy in France and Japan by Jonah D. Levy and Mari Miura and Gene Park		93
4		The state and the reconstruction of industrial relations institutions after Fordism : Britain and France compared by Chris Howell		139
5		Building finance capitalism : the regulatory politics of corporate governance reform in the United States and Germany by John W. Cioffi		185
6		From maternalism to "employment for all" : state policies to promote women's employment across the affluent democracies by Ann Shola Orloff		230
7		The state in the digital economy by John Zysman and Abraham Newman		271
8		Building global service markets : economic structure and state capacity by Peter Cowhey and John Richards		301
9		The transformation of European trading states by Richard H. Steinberg		340
		The state after statism : from market direction to market support by Jonah D. Levy		367

In what many have dubbed a "neo-liberal age," the state remains surprisingly powerful, argue the contributors to an intriguing new anthology entitled The State After Statism...While not light reading, [it] is highly recommended for those with a strong academic interest in limited government and the evolving role of government. -- Jurgen Reinhardt American.com 20070726

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