The Nature and Development of the Modern State

Graeme Gill is Professor Emeritus at the University of Sydney. He taught for many years in the Department of Government at Sydney, principally courses in Soviet and Russian politics. He is the author or editor of 19 books and over 90 articles, and is the immediate past president of the International Council for Central and East European Studies. He is also a fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia.

1. The Modern State
2. The Origins of State Capacity
3. Building Capacity, East and West
4. The State, Capitalism, and Industrialization
5. States and International Systems
6. The State Embedded: Twentieth century alternatives?
7. State Capacity and Governance in a Globalized World
Conclusion.