How state-business relations trump market forces in determining commercial success

Abstract

The importance of state-business relations is discussed, based on research on four industries in five countries: Bangladesh, Ghana, Kenya, Vietnam and Zambia.

This essay is included in the publication Effective State-Business Relations, Industrial Policy and Economic Growth.

Citation

Essay from ‘Effective State-Business Relations, Industrial Policy and Economic Growth’, edited by D. Willem te Velde. 2 pp.

How state-business relations trump market forces in determining commercial success

Published 1 January 2010