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The Retreat of the State : The Diffusion of Power in the World Economy.

By: Material type: TextSeries: Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1996Copyright date: ©1996Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (241 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780511967498
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 337
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Part I Theoretical foundations -- 1 The declining authority of states -- The neglected factor - technology -- The second neglect - finance -- Politics, power and legitimacy -- 2 Patterns of power -- The hegemonic obsession -- The Gramscian perspective -- Structural power -- Conclusions about outcomes -- 3 The limits of politics -- Early writers -- Conceptual problems -- Methodological options -- 4 Politics and production -- Trends for TNCs -- Privatisation -- Relocating manufacturing industry -- Managing labour relations -- Tax issues -- Conclusions -- 5 The state of the state -- Conclusions -- Part II Some empirical evidence -- 6 Authority beyond the state -- The professions -- 7 Telecoms: the control of communication -- Technology -- Demand -- US policy changes -- Consequences -- 8 Organised crime: the mafias -- From local to global -- The magic of the market -- The state-mafia symbiosis -- Financial connections -- Conclusions -- 9 Insurance business: the risk managers -- Insurance and the market economy -- Anatomy of the industry -- 10 The Big Six accountants -- 11 Cartels and private protectionism -- 12 International organisations: the econocrats -- The authority of international organisations -- Delegated Powers -- Europe - the extreme case? -- Part III Conclusions -- 13 Pinocchio's problem and other conclusions -- Is it enough? -- References -- Index.
Summary: Who is really in charge of the world economy? Not only governments, argues Susan Strange. Big businesses, drug barons and accountants all encroach on the so-called sovereignty of the state. Professor Strange examines this rivalry and points to some important new directions for international relations, business and economics.
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Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Part I Theoretical foundations -- 1 The declining authority of states -- The neglected factor - technology -- The second neglect - finance -- Politics, power and legitimacy -- 2 Patterns of power -- The hegemonic obsession -- The Gramscian perspective -- Structural power -- Conclusions about outcomes -- 3 The limits of politics -- Early writers -- Conceptual problems -- Methodological options -- 4 Politics and production -- Trends for TNCs -- Privatisation -- Relocating manufacturing industry -- Managing labour relations -- Tax issues -- Conclusions -- 5 The state of the state -- Conclusions -- Part II Some empirical evidence -- 6 Authority beyond the state -- The professions -- 7 Telecoms: the control of communication -- Technology -- Demand -- US policy changes -- Consequences -- 8 Organised crime: the mafias -- From local to global -- The magic of the market -- The state-mafia symbiosis -- Financial connections -- Conclusions -- 9 Insurance business: the risk managers -- Insurance and the market economy -- Anatomy of the industry -- 10 The Big Six accountants -- 11 Cartels and private protectionism -- 12 International organisations: the econocrats -- The authority of international organisations -- Delegated Powers -- Europe - the extreme case? -- Part III Conclusions -- 13 Pinocchio's problem and other conclusions -- Is it enough? -- References -- Index.

Who is really in charge of the world economy? Not only governments, argues Susan Strange. Big businesses, drug barons and accountants all encroach on the so-called sovereignty of the state. Professor Strange examines this rivalry and points to some important new directions for international relations, business and economics.

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