Reclaiming the State Mitchell William
Reclaiming the State Mitchell William The crisis of the neoliberal order has resuscitated a political idea widely believed to be consigned to the dustbin of history. In response to these challenging…
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Reclaiming the State Mitchell William
The crisis of the neoliberal order has resuscitated a political idea widely believed to be consigned to the dustbin of history. In response to these challenging times, economist William Mitchell and political theorist Thomas Fazi reconceptualise the nation state as a vehicle for progressive change. Brexit, the election of Donald Trump, and the neo-nationalist, anti-globalisation and anti-establishment backlash engulfing the West all involve a yearning for a relic of the past: national sovereignty.
The populist turn provides an opening to develop an ambitious but feasible left political strategy. They show how despite the ravages of neoliberalism, the state still contains resources for democratic control of a nation's economy and finances. Reclaiming the State offers an urgent, provocative and prescient political analysis of our current predicament, and lays out a comprehensive strategy