Peter B. Evans

Peter Evans (born 1944) is an American political sociologist who is Faculty Fellow in International and Public Affairs at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University and Professor of Sociology emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley.

His work focuses on the comparative political economy of development and globalization. He has published widely on state-society relations, industrial economic development in Brazil and Latin America, civil society, and international development issues. In 1985, Evans edited the influential collection, ''Bringing the State Back In'', along with Theda Skocpol and Dietrich Rueschemeyer. The volume sought to highlight the important role of the state in explaining political and economic outcomes. Provided by Wikipedia