%0 Journal Article %T Las transformaciones del Estado: Una aproximaci¨®n al debate contempor¨¢neo %A Esquivel Sol¨ªs %A Edgar %J Argumentos (M¨¦xico, D.F.) %D 2011 %I Universidad Aut¨®noma Metropolitana, Unidad Xochilmico %X this paper deals on the discussion about current state's classification/categorization, from the weberian proposal on the democratic and rule of law as the ideal type of state. this work presents a state of art revision on concepts about the state and its main challenges, such as: legitimacy crisis, lack of rule of law states and violence (within the state). %K state %K legitimacy %K institutional weakness %K corruption %K rule of law. %U http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0187-57952011000100002&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en