In his essay “The end of laissez-faire”, Keynes distinguished between the agenda and the non-agenda of government. This book asks how we interpret that distinction today.
- A ground-breaking collection concerned with rethinking the contemporary role of the state.
- Comprises essays written by leading scholars and politicians.
- Looks back at the expansion of the social democratic state in post-war Britain, and at the subsequent challenge to this from neo-liberal ideas and policies.
- Discusses new doctrines for managing the state, new conceptions of the state, and new ideas for organising the delivery of public services.
- Covers current concepts, such as the enabling state, and topical issues such as public private partnerships.
- Goes beyond traditional ‘state versus market’ arguments.
- Opens up new conceptual and practical territory.
1. Introduction: Andrew Gamble and Tony Wright.
2. The Rationale of the Minimal State: Norman Barry.
3. Neo-liberalism and the Theory of the State: From Wohlfahrtsstaat to Rechtsstaat: Raymond Plant.
4. Re-Stating Politics, Re-Politicising the State: Neo-liberalism, Economic Imperatives and the Rise of the Competition State: Colin Hay.
5. False Friend: The State and the Public Demain: David Marquand.
6. Leviathan Life: David Walker.
7. The State and the Market: John Kay.
8. Creating the Public Good: Charles Leadbeater.
9. The State and Innovations in Economic Governance: Colin Crouch.
10. New Localism, Progressive Politicslc¹
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