The essays in this volume examine the political economies of China, the former USSR, India, and the Philippines from the perspective of state capitalism. Using comparative and interdisciplinary methodologies to compare the roles of capital and economic planning in communist, formerly communist, and capitalist countries, the authors show how state capitalism is a normal form of capitalist development--not the exception to the rule that the state and capitalism are always in opposition. An interesting book that attempts to rehabilitate state capitalism as a useful analytical tool, this volume will interest political economists and many students in the field. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
