Coercion and Capital revisited. Recent trends in the historiography of state-formation
This chapter looks at recent trends in the historiography of state-formation since the appearance of Charles Tilly's Coercion and Capital and European States, AD 990-1990. The impact of globalization upon scholarship is analyzed, with increasing attention to comparative studies on China and the Ottoman Empire. Another emphasis has been the study of institutions in relationship with economic growth, among others through state finances and state loans.
Acknowledgements Chapter 1. Contingencies, Global Culture, and Policy Shifts Chapter 2. The British and German Labor Ministries: Similarities and Differences Chapter 3. Veering away from British Pluralism: Class Interests and Statist Pursuits Chapter 4. Bending German Statism: Pluralist Compromises and Class Interests Chapter 5. Predicting Policy Shifts Bibliography Index