Class, Power and the State in Capitalist Society Essays on Ralph Miliband

by Wetherly, Paul; Barrow, Clyde W.; Burnham, Peter

• ISBN13: 9780230001329
• ISBN10: 0230001327
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-01-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

Ralph Miliband was a leading contributor to the development of Marxist political theory in the late twentieth century, particularly on the state, democracy, class analysis and socialist politics. His writings remain highly influential in twenty-first century social and political theory.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. ix
Notes on the Contributors	p. x
Preface	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 1
Ralph Miliband and the New Left	p. 24
Parliamentary Socialism, Labourism and Beyond	p. 48
On Moving on from 'Moving On': Ralph Miliband, Marxism and Politics	p. 64
Ralph Miliband and the Instrumentalist Theory of the State: The (Mis)Construction of an Analytic Concept	p. 84
Can Capitalists Use the State to Serve Their General Interests?	p. 109
Dialogue of the Deaf: Some Reflections on the Poulantzas-Miliband Debate	p. 132
Miliband and the Withering Away of the State	p. 158
Theorizing the Unexceptional US Welfare State	p. 170
The Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan: Environmental Groups or Business Dominance?	p. 206
Conclusion: Miliband for a Sceptical Age?	p. 230
Works Cited	p. 240
Index	p. 256
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