Today we hear much talk of crisis and comparisons are often made with the Great Depression of the 1930s, but there is a crucial difference that sets our current

Fiscal Crisis of the State refers to the tendency of government expenditures to outpace revenues in the U.S. in the late 1960s and early 1970s, but its relevanc

'. . . makes a significant contribution.' - Tom Bottomore, University of Sussex, UK

Analyzing both historical contexts and geographical locations, this volume explores the continuous reformation of state power and its potential in situations of

This book develops a new political-institutional explanation of South America's 'two lefts' and the divergent fates of the region's democratic regimes.