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The State and Geographic Process: A Critical Review

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  • M Dear
  • G Clark

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This paper provides a critical review of a long-neglected issue in geography: The role of the state in geographic processes. Five major interpretations of this role are discussed, with emphasis on their interrelationships and analytical implications: the state as supplier of public goods and services; as facilitator and regulator of the economy; as social engineer; as arbiter; and as agent of some ruling elite. This overview clarifies the question of what the state actually is, and emphasizes the significance of three crucial research issues: the legitimation and fiscal crises of the state; the role of the local state; and comparative analysis of the state in socialist systems.

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  • M Dear & G Clark, 1978. "The State and Geographic Process: A Critical Review," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 10(2), pages 173-183, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:envira:v:10:y:1978:i:2:p:173-183
    DOI: 10.1068/a100173
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