State-centered theory

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State-centered theory (or state-centred federalism) is a political theory which stresses the role of the government on civil society.{{cite web |url=http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p_mla_apa_research_citation/3/6/1/4/6/p361461_index.html |title=Local Government, Social Programs, and Political Participation: A Test of State-Centered Theory |website=www.allacademic.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091103004710/http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p_mla_apa_research_citation/3/6/1/4/6/p361461_index.html |archive-date=2009-11-03}} {{Cite book|last=Foran|first=John|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2Z2FAgAAQBAJ&q=State-centered+theory&pg=PA9|title=Theorizing Revolutions|date=2003-09-02|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-134-77921-5|language=en}} It holds that the state itself can structure political life to some degree, but doesn't facilitate the way power is distributed between classes and other groups at a given time.{{cn|date=September 2023}}

Theory holding that the national government represents a voluntary compact or agreement between the states, which retain a dominant position. Supporters of state-centered federalism included Thomas Jefferson and the Republican Party.{{Citation needed|date=August 2020}} They saw the Constitution as an agreement among the states of which gave them the ability to self-governance.

National policy makers interact with economy independently, with intention of raising social welfare. This gives legitimacy to market intervention.* Oatley, Thomas International Political Economy: Interests and Institutions in the Global Economy, 5th Ed. (Pearson Longman, 2012). pp. Chap 5