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Discuss the factors responsible for the changing nature of states in contemporary industrial societies and explain its impact.

  • UPSC 2026
  • 20 marks
  • State in Comparative Perspective

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The state in industrial societies such as the United States, Germany and Japan has changed its functions far more than its size. The Keynesian welfare national state of 1945–75, built on demand management, nationalised industry and social insurance, gave way first to a regulatory and competition state and, since 2008, to a selectively strategic and…

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  • Factors behind the change
  • Impact on the nature of the state
  • Weighing the change
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