The myth of the powerless state

摘要: Conventional wisdom argues that the integration of world economy is making national governments less powerful, but Linda Weiss disagrees. In an era when global society and transnational market are trendy concepts, she suggests state capacities for domestic transformative strategies provide a competitive advantage. Some most successful economies rely on state-informed state-embedded institutions governing economy. fact, contends, strength external economic pressures largely determined domestically, effect such varies with institutions. analyzes sources varieties capacity industrial transformation in contemporary cases: unraveling Sweden's distributive model adjustment, evolution developmental states Northeast Asia, parallel strengths German Japanese systems coordination. Her comparative perspective allows her to show how different types affect vitality adjustment forces. As proceeds, concludes, capabilities will matter more rather than fostering social well-being creation wealth.