Interstate economic competition

The article briefly describes the economic and theoretical concept of the state as a subject of international economic competition. Methodological and theoretical substantiation of the necessity to study the state as an economic agent is presented. Traditionally, the methodology of economic theory is replaced by ideas about the rules of knowledge corresponding to political economy, economic sociology. Therefore, in the known theories, the state is a political (public) organization - a political actor. It has no private economic interest, exists to satisfy the public interest - produces public goods. These benefits are presented in a non-market way. But there is no theoretical (empirical) evidence of the possibility of public interest and public good. According to the method of economic theory, the state is an economic agent. Like households and firms, the state has to satisfy its private economic interest. The main feature of the state is that it issues money and levies taxes...