Economic theory of the state: a new paradigm of paternalism

Annotation to the book "Economic theory of the state: a new paradigm of paternalism":
A new approach is presented to the construction of the economic theory of a modern state, the historical and political analysis made to trace the evolution of the place and role of the state in a market economy, to single out a number of its main models and formulate a fundamental position on the transformation of a modern state from the subject of the market space into its organizer - Model "" state-player ". The proposed approach is based on the theory of guarded goods and the general concept of failures of a mixed economy, which made it possible to look at the category of state paternalism from new positions and to identify the risks of its negative consequences. It is shown that, unlike market failures that cause state activity, a paternalistic failure requires other actions aimed at democratizing the formation of relevant attitudes and the introduction of procedures that limit the arbitrariness of the bureaucracy. The applied aspects of the theory put forward in relation to the humanitarian sector of the economy are considered