Institutions of State Business Relations

Tamar Jugheli is a political economist specialized in state interventions, therole of institutions, state-business relations, and economic development. In2021, Tamar Jugheli obtained a Ph.D. from the University of Groningen (UG),Netherlands, for the research entitled ‘The Institutions of the State-agribusinessRelations in Georgia.’ In 2012 she obtained an MA in public policy from theCentral European University (CEU), Budapest, Hungary, and in 2009 – MA degreein economics from the International School of Economics at TSU (ISET),Tbilisi, Georgia. In 2006, she acquired BA in the English language and literaturefrom Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (TSU), Tbilisi, Georgia.Dr. Tamar Jugheli acquired more than eleven years of progressive experiencein economic development research & consultancy. She has experience workingin the public sector, academia, economic research think tank, and the privatesector at research, managerial and teaching positions.

• Contents – Copyright Notice – Acknowledgement – List of Figures – List of Tables – Abbreviations and Acronyms – Abstract – Chapter I Introduction – Chapter II The Debates on State–Business Relations in the Literature – Chapter III Theoretical Considerations and Operationalisation of SBRs – Chapter IV Methodological Considerations for the Empirical Research – Chapter V The Food and Agriculture Sector of Georgia –State Intervention and the Sector’s Performance – Chapter VI The Nature of the Institutions of State–Agribusiness Relations in Georgia – Chapter VII The Institutional Prerequisites for the Emergence of Strategic SBRs – Chapter VIII Discussion and Conclusion – Appendix 1 – The List of Interviewees – Bibliography