Theories of the StateISBN: 978-0-631-14729-9
Paperback
260 pages
January 1991, Wiley-Blackwell
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The idea of the State is crucial to our understanding of 20th
century political thought and practice, and there are now signs of
a growing awareness of the interest and intrinsic importance of the
State in political theory, international politics and
jurisprudence. This book provides an overview of certain key
problems and theories of the State, presenting them in a structured
and systematic manner, and in doing so it aims to make the ideas
and value of the State more comprehensible to the student of
politics.
An introductory discussion on the nature of the State is followed by chapters devoted to particular theories: the absolutist, constitutional, ethical, class and pluralist, with the aim of analysing, elucidating and criticizing each. Finally, the discussion turns to the question 'Is a theory of the State necessary?'