The State and Justice: An Essay in Political TheoryOffering a new political theory combining elements from the Marxist and liberal traditions, this book presents a disturbing view of the contemporary state at war with itself. This internal conflict stems from the state's having the double task of spurring on the economy and protecting the welfare and rights of all its citizens. Such conflict does not end at national boundaries but extends through the system of any imperial state. This perspective illuminates the fractures and instability within the imperial system. |
Contents
Can the state rule without justice? | 1 |
An outline of a materialist political theory | 15 |
A challenge to materialism | 16 |
A framework for the state | 29 |
The revolt against theory | 39 |
State autonomy | 50 |
An assessment of the place of justice in the state | 65 |
Ideal justice | 67 |
Democracy its bright and its dark sides | 166 |
Welfare capitalism | 180 |
The new mercantilism | 193 |
Organized labor and the state | 204 |
An account of the community of states | 219 |
Global justice | 221 |
The imperial state | 233 |
Peace through strength | 246 |
Property and justice | 80 |
Repression and radical justice | 92 |
Justice and materialism | 104 |
Equality and liberty | 115 |
Class and the limits of control | 127 |
A functional view of political institutions | 139 |
On functional explanation | 141 |
Power and function | 154 |
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