Resumen de The state of the state

John Micklethwait, Adrian Wooldridge

• The article discusses political states and a global contest for the future of government as of July 2014, focusing on established and emerging democracies around the world, as well as economist Alfred Marshall's views in 1919 regarding states and possessions. Social problems and poverty are mentioned, along with information about protest movements in places such as Turkey and Brazil. Various Italian prime ministers are mentioned, along with European Parliament elections and the attitudes of voters in Great Britain and France. China's government is also examined.