ABSTRACT

This article introduces the feature section “Evolving State–Business Relations in an Age of Globalisation” in this issue of the journal. That feature section examines state–business relations across the Asian region, from South Korea to Turkey. It focuses on networked forms of co-ordination between state and non-state (or private) actors who collectively shape how an economy evolves. This article and those of the feature section deal with three inter-related questions. First, what is the contemporary nature of state–business relations, taking stock of historical and political contexts? Second, when there is regime change, how have these state–business relations evolved? Third, how, and to what extent, do the ties linking state and business actors generate opportunities and constraints for these economies? Four case studies are presented to illuminate shifting state–business relations in key Asian economies – Thailand, Turkey, South Korea and Malaysia. These studies reveal diverse modes of state–business relations, as well as why and how they have emerged, shaping in the process political and economic norms, while leading to industrialisation.

摘要

本文介绍了本期期刊的特色版块“全球化时代的国家与商业关系的演变”。该专题部分考察了从韩国到土耳其的整个亚洲地区的国企关系。它侧重于共同塑造经济发展方式的国家和非国家（或私人）行为者之间的网络协调形式。这篇文章和专题部分的文章处理三个相互关联的问题。首先，考虑到历史和政治背景，国家与商业关系的当代性质是什么？其次，当政权更迭时，这些国家-商业关系是如何演变的？第三，如何以及在多大程度上，将国家和商业行为者联系起来的纽带是否为这些经济体带来了机遇和限制？四个案例研究阐明了主要亚洲经济体——泰国、土耳其、韩国和马来西亚——不断变化的国家-商业关系。这些研究揭示了国家与商业关系的不同模式，以及它们出现的原因和方式，在塑造政治和经济规范的过程中，同时导致了工业化。