Political Science · Comparative Political Analysis
'The State in Capitalist Society' (1969) is written by whom among the following political scientists?
ARalph Miliband ✓ Correct
BAlthusser
CPoulantzas
DMarcuse
Correct answer: (A) Ralph Miliband — Ralph Miliband wrote The State in Capitalist Society, so the answer is Ralph Miliband.
Explanation
★Ralph Miliband wrote The State in Capitalist Society, so the answer is Ralph Miliband.
★It is a classic instrumentalist Marxist study of the state.
★Miliband argued that the state serves the interests of the capitalist class.
★He pointed to the shared background and ties of state elites and business.
★This view sparked a famous debate with Nicos Poulantzas.
★So this instrumentalist account of the state is Miliband's.
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