State-Business Relations and Economic Development in Africa and India
- 作者:Kunal (EDT),Sen
- 出版社:Baker & Taylor Books
- 出版日期:2012-12-17
- 語言:英文
- ISBN10:0415630002
- ISBN13:9780415630009
- 裝訂:精裝 / 214頁 / 16.5 x 24.1 x 1.3 cm / 普通級
When the state and business interact effectively they can promote a more efficient allocation of scarce resources, appropriate industrial policy and a more effective and prioritised removal of key obstacles to growth, than when the two sides fail to co-operate or engage in harmful collusion. This book, based on original empirical research undertaken in Africa and India, addresses what constitutes the effectiveness of state-business relations, what explains their formation and evolution over time and whether effective state-business relations matter for economic performance.
Analysing the effects of state-business relations on economic performance at both the macro and micro levels, the book concludes that where effective state-business relations are established – either through formal or informal institutional patterns and relationships – the growth effects are generally positive. Establishing, sustaining and renewing effective state-business relations are political processes. The better organized the business community and the government are for purposes of such relations, the more effective state-business relations will be in negotiating growth enhancing policies. The book is of interest to researchers in the fields of development studies, management, economics and political science.