Please enable JavaScript.
Coggle requires JavaScript to display documents.
The sinews of power - Coggle Diagram
The sinews of power
(1) In recent centuries government spending across the capitalist world has leapt
more government resources are devoted to public services such as welfare and education and commensurate increases in taxes
(2) why the public sector has a tendency to expand
as places got richer , demands on government grew
wealthier people also demand more public welfare provision
(3) "hysteresis" in fiscal policy
governments may intend to boost spending for a short while
expectations change, making such expansion hard to undo
American governments have in recent decades cut the share of public spending devoted to welfare
(4) wars and crisis have boosted state power in Europe and America
In order to win, countries need administrations that could supply weapons and food.
growing state capacity
properly regulated market
efficient telecoms and transport
healthy and educated citizens
industrialization
(5)The response to crisis have since consolidated the power of state
introduction of income tax
introduction of cradle-to-grave welfare system