Autonomy of the State and devepment in the democratic capitalism

Vol. 33 No. 4 (2013)

Oct-Dec / 2013
Published October 1, 2013
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How to Cite

Ianoni, Marcus. 2013. “Autonomy of the State and Devepment in the Democratic Capitalism”. Brazilian Journal of Political Economy 33 (4):577-98. https://centrodeeconomiapolitica.org/repojs/index.php/journal/article/view/329.

Autonomy of the State and devepment in the democratic capitalism

Marcus Ianoni
Department of Political Science of the Universidade Federal Fluminense.
Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 33 No. 4 (2013), Oct-Dec / 2013, Pages 577-598

Abstract

State autonomy and development in democratic capitalism. The paper argues that if the state, as an expression and part of a pact of domination, operates as a corporate actor with relative autonomy, vision and capacity to promote the development, it is a key institution in the economic transformation. Supported in the neo-Marxism, exposes the limits of institutionalist approach of autonomy from the state to explain its origin, but does not rule out this approach. Maintains that the class-balance theory of the state may explain its relative autonomy and at the same time aid in understanding the historical experiences of social-developmental state action, particularly in the social democratic regimes and in Latin America current. 

JEL Classification: D74; D6; P16.


Keywords: economic development conflict alliances political economy