Class, Crisis and the State
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"Class, Crisis and the State" is a Marxist sociological work by Erik Olin Wright that analyzes how class structures and state institutions interact to produce and manage social and economic crises.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Class, Crisis and the State Context triple: [Erik Olin Wright, notableWork, Class, Crisis and the State]
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The State in Capitalist Society
The State in Capitalist Society is a seminal Marxist political sociology book by Ralph Miliband that analyzes how modern capitalist states serve and reproduce the interests of the ruling class.
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B.
The Myth of the State
The Myth of the State is a posthumously published philosophical work by Ernst Cassirer that analyzes the role of myth and symbolic thought in the rise of modern political ideologies and totalitarianism.
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C.
The Ideologies and the Power in Crisis
"The Ideologies and the Power in Crisis" is a political-philosophical work by Norberto Bobbio that analyzes the transformation and decline of traditional ideologies and their relationship to modern forms of political power.
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D.
The State in the Third Millennium
The State in the Third Millennium is a political treatise by Prince Hans-Adam II of Liechtenstein that explores the future role, structure, and legitimacy of the modern state in a globalized world.
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E.
From Social State to Minimal State
"From Social State to Minimal State" is a political work by Danish politician Anders Fogh Rasmussen that advocates reducing the welfare state and expanding free-market principles and individual responsibility.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Class, Crisis and the State Target entity description: "Class, Crisis and the State" is a Marxist sociological work by Erik Olin Wright that analyzes how class structures and state institutions interact to produce and manage social and economic crises.
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A.
The State in Capitalist Society
The State in Capitalist Society is a seminal Marxist political sociology book by Ralph Miliband that analyzes how modern capitalist states serve and reproduce the interests of the ruling class.
-
B.
The Myth of the State
The Myth of the State is a posthumously published philosophical work by Ernst Cassirer that analyzes the role of myth and symbolic thought in the rise of modern political ideologies and totalitarianism.
-
C.
The Ideologies and the Power in Crisis
"The Ideologies and the Power in Crisis" is a political-philosophical work by Norberto Bobbio that analyzes the transformation and decline of traditional ideologies and their relationship to modern forms of political power.
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D.
The State in the Third Millennium
The State in the Third Millennium is a political treatise by Prince Hans-Adam II of Liechtenstein that explores the future role, structure, and legitimacy of the modern state in a globalized world.
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E.
From Social State to Minimal State
"From Social State to Minimal State" is a political work by Danish politician Anders Fogh Rasmussen that advocates reducing the welfare state and expanding free-market principles and individual responsibility.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Marxist work
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book ⓘ sociological work ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
political economy
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political science ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| analyzes |
class structures in capitalist societies
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contradictions of capitalism ⓘ political power of classes ⓘ state institutions ⓘ state responses to crisis ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Erik Olin Wright’s class theory
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neo-Marxist state theory ⓘ |
| author | Erik Olin Wright NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
Marxist political economy
NERFINISHED
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class analysis in sociology ⓘ state theory debates ⓘ |
| examines |
coercive functions of the state
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how states reproduce class relations ⓘ legitimation functions of the state ⓘ links between economic and political power ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
management of economic crises
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management of social crises ⓘ relationship between class and state ⓘ role of the state in capitalism ⓘ |
| genre |
Marxist theory
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academic literature ⓘ sociology literature ⓘ |
| hasPerspectiveOn |
capitalist crisis tendencies
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class struggle ⓘ role of the state in stabilizing capitalism ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
academics
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readers of Marxist theory ⓘ students of political science ⓘ students of sociology ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Marxism
NERFINISHED
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capitalist state ⓘ class structure ⓘ economic crisis ⓘ political sociology ⓘ state theory ⓘ |
| perspective | Marxist sociology ⓘ |
| theoreticalFramework |
Marxist class analysis
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historical materialism ⓘ |
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