Globalization writing lacks historical perspective on state power

Evidence

The ability of Western states acting in concert to turn a threatened recession into a moderate boom suggests that rumours of the death of the interventionist state have been exaggerated. Indeed, much writing on the globalization of capital suffers from a lack of historical perspective. — Alex Callinicos, Against Postmodernism, 518

Categorization

• QUESTION: Worth chasing: which specific globalization theorists does the author have in view, and how would a longer historical arc reframe their claims?
• XREF: Connects to the book’s core Marxist critique of postmodernism’s periodizing diagnosis (late capitalism vs. multinational capital). — connects to: Globalization’s eroding effect on state power is empirically overstated — Greta R. Krippner, The Financialization of the American…, 137; Globalization’s novelty is velocity and frictionlessness, not long-distance exchange itself — Hartmut Rosa, Social Acceleration: A New Theory of…, 563