Nature And Development Of The Modern State

A textbook for an advanced undergraduate course in government or public administration that focuses on the nature and development of state capacity, the ability of the modern state to intervene in all walks of life. Comparing earlier forms of states, it argues that the modern state is distinguished by an enhanced capacity to achieve its goals. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Graeme Gill is Professor of Government and Public Administration, University of Sydney, Australia.