Alternative Theories of the State

MORRIS ALTMAN Professor of Economics, University of Saskatchewan, CanadaPETER BOETTKE Professor of Economics, George Mason University, USABRIDGET IVANOVNA BUTKEVICH Ph. D. Candidate, George Mason University, USARAJU J. DAS York University, CanadaELLEN MUTARI Associate Professor of General Studies, Richard Stockton College, USAPHILLIP ANTHONY O'HARA Professor of Global Political Economy & Governance, Global Political Economy Research Unit, Curtin University, AustraliaJACQUELINE BLOOM STANFIELD Professor of Sociology, University of Northern Colorado, USAJAMES RONALD STANFIELD Professor of Economics, Colorado State University, USAWILLIAM WALLER Professor of Economics, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, USA

• Alternative Views of the State; S.Pressman The Pragmatic State: An Institutionalist Perspective; W.Waller Karl Polanyi and the Protective Response of the State; J.R.Stanfield & J.Stanfield Marxist Theories of the State; R.Das A New Neoliberal Social Structure of Accumulation for Sustainable Global Growth and Development; P.A.O'Hara A Post Keynesian Theory of the State; S.Pressman A Feminist View of the State; E.Mutari A Behavioural Theory of the State; M.Altman Conceptions of the State in Post Communist Political Economy; P.Boettke & B.Butkewich

'Pressman brings together seasoned representatives of eight economic traditions...The result is a solid collection of essays that will interest any advanced university student or economist interested in learning what is revealed about the state when viewed through different lenses.' Charles J Whalen - Journal of Economic Issues'This volume is useful, informative and worth reading. It contributes in inducing further research and improving our understanding of social reality.' - George Liodakis, Science& Society