The article examines established and new conceptual approaches to assessing the role and functions of the state in a market economy, examines the prerequisites for the transformation of forms of economic intervention by the state, and the development of the institution of state joint-stock ownership in the context of global technological and economic challenges. The duality of interests of the state as a shareholder/owner is revealed, and a special emphasis is placed on using an interdisciplinary approach to analyzing the goals and objectives of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in Russian economy. Based on the generalization of the results obtained in the framework of the conducted sociological research, the authors have identified the dominant approaches in the Russian expert community to determining the interests of the state, regulating priorities and goals for the development of SOEs.
Irina Smotritskaya (Wed,) studied this question.