Who's who: Transnational corporations and nation states interface over the theoretical shift into their relationship

Mia Mahmudur Rahim

Macquarie University, NSW 2109, Australia. E-mail: miamahmud@hotmail.com.

Tel: 612-9850 4274. Fax: 612 98507686.

Accepted 27 April, 2010

 Abstract

The complex relationships that occur between countries, market and private actors have been simplified in theoretical approaches such as realism, neo-liberalism and globalization. However, their relationship is not a zero-sum game but one of ‘complex governance’ where all actors have to be considered to understand the changes in the international system.

Key words: Trans-national corporation, countries, realism, neo-liberalism, private regime, relationship, global governance.