Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction: State and society in theoretical perspective
1. Theoretical perspectives as modes of inquiry
Part I. The Pluralist Perspective: 2. State and society in pluralist perspective
3. The democratic state and consensus
4. The democratic state and participation
5. The pluralist perspective on the bureaucratic state
6. The pluralist perspective on the capitalist state
Part II. The Managerial Perspective: 7. State and society in managerial perspective
8. The bureaucratic state and centralisation
9. The bureaucratic state and fragmentation
10. The managerial perspective on the capitalist state
11. The managerial perspective on the democratic state
Part III. The Class Perspective: 12. State and society in class perspective
13. The capitalist state and accumulation
14. The capitalist state and class struggle
15. The class perspective on the democratic state
16. The class perspective on the bureaucratic state
Part IV. Theory, Politics, and Contradictions in the State: 17. The powers of theory
18. The power of politics
19. The power of contradictions.
