The Economy and the Modern State

What do people expect modern states to do about the economy and how do states attempt to accomplish these results?
People living under the sovereign power of an independent state expect theirgovernment to keep and maintain a stable, expanding economy. If the government does not keep and maintain a stable economy it is likely that there will be a complete collapse of, not only government, but the established society. This breakdown can, to an extent, lead to revolution or civil war. If the prosperity of the economy is confined only to the
distinguished, refined elite; then the social syste…