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The State: Its Nature, Development, And Prospects

By Gianfranco Poggi

Book information

Publisher
Polity Press
Year
1990
ISBN
0745608795, 9780745608792
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
18 MB (18364061 bytes)
Pages
224\224
Time added
2019-11-08 01:06:06

Description

This book offers a fresh, accessible and original interpretation of the modern state, concentrating particularly on the emergence and nature of democracy. Poggi presents an extensive conceptual portrait of the state, distinguishing its early characteristics from those which have developed subsequently and are apparent in contemporary states. He reviews the 'historical career' of the state, from the dissolution of feudal forms of rule to the advent of modern, liberal-democratic systems. Poggi also discusses the nature of liberal-democratic regimes, and the distinctive features of the Soviet one-party system. Finally, the chapter discusses the challenges set to the state by contemporary developments in military affairs, in the international economy, and in the ecological sphere.

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