[Fred_L_Block]_Revising_state_theory_Essays_in_po.pdf.pdf

[Fred_L_Block]_Revising_state_theory_Essays_in_po().pdfRevising State Theory Essays in Politics and Postindustrialism Fred Block Revising State Theory Essays in Politics and Postindustrialism Iiffiil TEMPLE UNIVERSITY PRESS g Philadelphia TEMPLE UNIVERSITY PRESS, Philadelphia 19122 Copyright ? 1987 by Temple University. All rights reserved Published 1987 Printed in the United States of America The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences--Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI -1984 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Block, Fred L. Revising state theory. Bibliography: p. Includes index. 1. State, The. 2. Capitalism. 3. Business and politics. 4. Industry and state. 5. Economic history-1971- . 1. Title. JC325·B574 19 88 3 06 '.2 87-99 8 3 ISBN 0-87722-465-X (alk. paper) Contents Preface vii Introduction 1 State Theory in Context 3 Part I 2 Beyond Corporate Liberalism 39 3 The Ruling Class Does Not Rule: Notes on the Marxist Theory of the State 51 4 Cooperation and Conflict in the Capitalist World Economy 69 5 Beyond Relative Autonomy: State Managers as Historical Subjects 81 Part II 6 New Productive Forces and the Contradictions of Contemporary Capitalism: A Postindustrial Perspective (with Larry Hirschhorn) 99 7 The Myth of Reindustrialization 12 7 vi Contents 8 Postindustrial Development and the Obsolescence of Economic Categories 142 9 Political Choice and the Multiple "Logics" of Capital Notes 189 Index 217 Preface The chapters of this book are essays that were written at different times over the period from 1976 to 1986. The essays are organized around two central themes. The first is the relationship between the state and society and the determination