Poland-United States: Treaty Concerning Business and Economic Relations
In: International legal materials: ILM, Band 29, Heft 5, S. 1194-1211
ISSN: 1930-6571
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In: International legal materials: ILM, Band 29, Heft 5, S. 1194-1211
ISSN: 1930-6571
In: East European politics and societies and cultures: EEPS, Band 19, Heft 1, S. 40-75
ISSN: 0888-3254
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In: Proceedings of the Academy of Political Science in the City of New York, Band 12, Heft 3, S. 121
In: BOFIT Discussion Paper No. 26/2008
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In: BOFIT Discussion Paper No. 26/2008
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In: Asian journal of political science: AJPS, Band 15, Heft 2, S. 195-218
ISSN: 0218-5377, 0218-5385
In: Journal of international development: the journal of the Development Studies Association, Band 23, Heft 3, S. 338
ISSN: 0954-1748
In: The Economic Journal, Band 85, Heft 338, S. 426
In: The journal of development studies, Band 45, Heft 8, S. 1267-1283
ISSN: 1743-9140
In: The journal of development studies: JDS, Band 45, Heft 8, S. 1267-1283
ISSN: 0022-0388
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In: Journal of contemporary China, Band 32, Heft 140, S. 264-279
ISSN: 1469-9400
In: IPPG Discussion Paper No. 29
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In: Journal of Southeast Asian studies, Band 53, Heft 3, S. 416-440
ISSN: 1474-0680
This study focuses on state–state relations for business, a phenomenon shaped by how local power elites (LPEs), in this case, in Malaysia, collaborate with transnational corporate elites (TCEs), in this case, from China, to implement infrastructure projects linked to the latter's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). These LPE-TCE links, which have led to the creation of novel forms of state–business relations (SBRs), offer interesting theoretical insights for SBR-related studies. This article builds on the conventional wisdom of homogenised SBRs as usually driven by bureaucrats by indicating that, in practice, state–business ties are extremely heterogeneous, with the capture of key institutions by influential LPEs. A conceptual framework explains theoretically how state–state relations, forged by two countries, both led by dominant parties that control their respective enterprises, have contributed to unique SBRs created to undertake BRI projects, driven by LPE-TCE links. Case studies of three BRI projects in Malaysia provide insights into how disparate forms of SBR-based institutional architecture function, not only at the federal level, but also in different states, involving enterprises from China. Diverse types of power relationships have emerged in these joint ventures, encompassing different LPEs, contributing to the creation of dissimilar SBRs. These LPEs have turned effective SBRs, fashioned to implement BRI projects, into economic endeavours that feature rent-seeking behaviour. (J Southeast Asian Stud / GIGA)
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In: Administrative Science Quarterly, Band 16, Heft 3, S. 368
In: Business and politics: B&P, Band 14, Heft 1, S. 1-35
ISSN: 1469-3569
Formal institutions such as business chambers have been assumed to be a key indicator of the health of state-business relations (SBR). Yet in Africa these organizations have seldom risen to the level of access and influence enjoyed by some of their counterparts elsewhere in the developing world. A number of recent studies of SBR in Africa continue to overstate the importance of business associations (BAs). Yet despite the widespread marginality of BAs in Africa, the receptiveness of African states to leading firms and business interests has increased markedly. While this poses certain risks of increased corruption, collusion and monopoly, the institutional and political environment for doing business has also improved, thereby fostering new opportunities for further business-related growth and business sector development among bona fide firms. Drawing on evidence from Zambia and elsewhere, this paper finds that the benefits provided to individual firms who enjoy state access can, paradoxically, contribute to an improved environment for other private sector actors whose interests are directly represented only in moribund formal associations. Even without strong BAs, when aided by the state, individual firms, and/or international actors, Africa's improved business environment has a salutary impact on growth.