TY - GEN N2 - This book assesses the changing nature of state intervention in the economies of the affluent democracies. Against a widespread understanding that contemporary developments, such as globalization and new technologies, are pressing for a rollback of state regulation in the economy, the book shows that these same forces are also creating new demands and opportunities for state intervention. Thus, state activism has shifted, rather than simply eroded. State authorities have shifted from a market-steering orientation to a market-supporting one. Chief among the new state missions are: repairing the main varieties of capitalism (liberal, corporatist, and statist); making labor markets and systems of social protection more employment-friendly; recasting regulatory frameworks to permit countries to cross major economic and technological divides; and expanding market competition at home and abroad. Because the changes from market steering to market support are so controversial and far-reaching, state officials often find themselves making choices that produce clear winners and losers. Such choices require a capacity to act unilaterally and decisively, even in the face of substantial societal opposition. As a result, state activism, autonomy, and occasionally imposition remain essential for meeting the challenges of today's globalizing economy. DO - 10.4159/9780674274778 DO - doi AB - This book assesses the changing nature of state intervention in the economies of the affluent democracies. Against a widespread understanding that contemporary developments, such as globalization and new technologies, are pressing for a rollback of state regulation in the economy, the book shows that these same forces are also creating new demands and opportunities for state intervention. Thus, state activism has shifted, rather than simply eroded. State authorities have shifted from a market-steering orientation to a market-supporting one. Chief among the new state missions are: repairing the main varieties of capitalism (liberal, corporatist, and statist); making labor markets and systems of social protection more employment-friendly; recasting regulatory frameworks to permit countries to cross major economic and technological divides; and expanding market competition at home and abroad. Because the changes from market steering to market support are so controversial and far-reaching, state officials often find themselves making choices that produce clear winners and losers. Such choices require a capacity to act unilaterally and decisively, even in the face of substantial societal opposition. As a result, state activism, autonomy, and occasionally imposition remain essential for meeting the challenges of today's globalizing economy. T1 - The State after Statism :New State Activities in the Age of Liberalization / AU - Cioffi, John W., AU - Cowhey, Peter, AU - Levy, Jonah D., JF - HUP eBook Package Archive 1893-1999 JF - Harvard University Press eBook Package Backlist 2000-2013 CN - HD3611 LA - eng LA - In English. ID - 1479380 KW - Comparative economics KW - Economics KW - Industrial policy KW - State, The KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Economic Policy. SN - 9780674274778 TI - The State after Statism :New State Activities in the Age of Liberalization / LK - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780674274778 UR - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780674274778 ER -