ABSTRACT
The relationship between politics and the societal realm in the process of capitalist modernization is both complex and intriguing. In recent years increasing attention has been given to the implications of state restructuring and state-society relations in general, and to patterns of economic growth as well as the consequences of these transformations for income distribution and welfare. A number of scholars have focused on administrative structures promoting growth, generating useful analytical constructs, such as that of the developmental state. 2 Other works emphasize the role of private sector organizations and interpersonal networks supporting the developmental state or how the workings of market institutions are facilitated by this particular political entity. 3 However, the broader political correlations between internal and external politics of state structures remain relatively unexplored. 4
