It is increasingly accepted that 'institutions matter' for economic organization & outcomes. This text explores the …

of State participation in the market for the purposes of protecting public interest objectives in the context of …

a comparative perspective some of the issues like unemployment, role of the state and market, domestic versus foreign … political systems, geo-political situations, location and size, and natural resource endowments. The present paper examines from … market, degree of openness in trade, investment and finance, industrial and technology policy, and economic and social …