Leviathan Transformed: Seven National States in the New Century (Comparative Charting of Social Change)

Leviathan Transformed is based on the premise that a national state is a particular type of organization and, at any given time and like any other organization, its performance can be evaluated with reasonable objectivity. The authors, an international team of eminent social scientists, examine the performance of seven states: Bulgaria, Canada, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, and the United States. These nations pursue similar goals B union, justice, tranquillity, defence, welfare, liberty B which, in one form or another, are common to all democracies. This work is based on the premise that a national state is a particular type of organization and, at any given time and like any other organization, its performance can be evaluated with reasonable objectivity. The authors, an international team of social scientists, examine the performance of seven states: Bulgaria, Canada, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, and the United States. These nations pursue similar goals - union, justice, tranquillity, defence, welfare, liberty - which, in one form or another, are common to all democracies. Using these goals as a checklist, the authors found that each of the seven states performs well in some areas and badly in others. They discovered that all states approached these goals in a style shaped by their own history and, in particular, by how they have been affected by the troubles of the 20th century. Their investigations offer an informative way of looking at these nation states and detail the social and political conditions in each state The authors, using these goals as a checklist, found that each of the seven states performs well in some areas and badly in others. They discovered that all states approached these goals in a style shaped by their own history and, in particular, by how they have been affected by the troubles of the twentieth century. Their investigations offer a new, informative way of looking at these nation states and detail the social and political conditions in each state. Contributors include Theodore Caplow, Salustiano Del Campo (Royal Academy of Political and Social Science, Madrid), Nikolai Genov (Bulgaria Academy of Sciences), Karl-Otto Hondrich (Goethe University), Simon Langlois (Université de Laval), Alberto Martinelli (University of Milan), and Henri Mendras (OFCE, Paris). Weak State/strong Society / Alberto Martinelli -- The German State In Comparative Perspective In The Year 2000 / Karl Otto Hondrich -- Six Aspects Of The Spanish State / Salustiano Del Campo And Juan Manuel Camacho -- The U.s. Government At The Turn Of The Century / Theodore Caplow -- The Contemporary Canadian State: Redefining A Social And Political Union / Simon Langlois -- The Bulgarian State At The Turn Of The Century / Nicolai Genov -- Grading The French Leviathan / Henri Mendras. Edited By Theodore Caplow. Includes Bibliographical References. A national state is a type of organization and, at a given time and its performance can be evaluated with objectivity. This book examines the performance of Bulgaria, Canada, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, and the United States. It offers a way of looking at these nation states and details the social and political conditions in each state.