Beyond the Nation-State?: The Transnational Firm and

the Nation-State This paper analyses the relationship between the transnational firm and the nation-state in capitalist economies. Following a critical appraisal of mainstream and radical theories of the transnational firm and the nation-state we proceed in analysing their relationship within a proposed rivalry and collusion framework. It is suggested that non-antagonistic differences between the two actors lead to potentially rivalrous behaviour, which however incorporates the seeds of collusive arrangements. Transnationals, it is suggested, need the nation-state and vice versa, but also the development of supranational organisations, to facilitate their operations. I