TY - BOOK AU - Leibfried,Stephan TI - Oxford handbook of transformations of the state T2 - Oxford handbooks SN - 9780191749704 AV - JC11 PY - 2015/// CY - New York PB - Oxford University Press KW - State, The N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - This Handbook focuses on state transformations, fundamental changes of the state. It considers the entire period from the emergence of the nation-state in Europe to the present but concentrates on state transformations over the past four decades. It presents the latest social science knowledge about the state and its transformations along with issues for further research. Transformations of the state are considered for all regions of the world and all economic types UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199691586.001.0001 ER -