Description: This book argues that we are currently witnessing a historic arc in the trajectories of state intervention, characterized by a drastic reconfiguration of the state's role as promoter, supervisor, shareholder-investor, and direct owner of capital across the world economy.
Review Quotes: "The book covers an enormous amount of ground already, and there is no space to defend this analysis in any depth. The Spectre of State Capitalism offers readers an alternative to the shallow discourse around state capitalism, while also showing how that discourse operates, and why it is successful. The authors bring together a theory of the state, an analysis of the global economy's recent history and close attention to the actions of individual actors-states, firms and multilaterals - within that economy. The book provides a materialist explanation for the expanding role of the state in the economy. It is an excellent piece of scholarly work." -- J D Evans, The Marx and Philosophy Review of Books