Alternative theories of state

"This book presents alternative perspectives on the role and function of the state in contemporary economies. The state plays many important roles in most developed economies. It establishes the laws and sets of rules by which economic activity takes place, and the state purchases more than one-fifth of the output produced in the national economy. This book examines the role of the state from a number of diverse economic perspectives, including Austrian, feminist, institutionalist, Marxian, radical, and Post Keynsian."--BOOK JACKET.