Grigorieva, V.A. Direct and indirect participation of state in economic relations

Abstract: The author analyzes the forms of participation of the Russian state in the economic relations at the current stage. The article provides that the state participates in economic relations - (1) directly (via its organs); (2) via special legal entities, which are formed and managed by the state; (3) via other legal entities due to their special status or according to a contract. The second and third groups of subjects provide for indirect implementation of the functions of the state. The second category includes state unitary enterprises, commercial companies with state participation, state institutions, state companies and state corporations. The principal specific feature of the subjects in the third group is that they perform publicly valuable functions, being private law entities both in their form and in their nature; however, there is no constitutional provision for such delegation in Russia. Based on the above-mentioned analysis the author offers to amend the legislation.

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