Title: The retreat of the state
First published: 1996
Description: Adopting new and much more comprehensive concepts of both power and politics, The Retreat of the State develops a theoretical framework to show who really governs the world economy. It goes on to explore some of non-state authorities, from mafias to the Big Six accounting firms and international bureaucrats, whose power over who gets what in the world encroaches on that of national governments.

The book is a signpost, pointing to some promising new directions for the future development of research and teaching in international political economy.
Subjects: Economic policy, International economic relations, Political aspects, Political aspects of International economic relations, Power (Social sciences), World politics, Relations economiques internationales, Pouvoir (sciences sociales), Economics, Aspect politique, General, Relations internationales, International, Privatisations, Politique economique, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS, Political science, World politics, 1989-
Time periods: 1989-
LC classification: HF1359 .S769 1996