6.2. The Entrepreneur and the State - The Psychology of Entrepreneurship

The question of relations between the state and entrepreneurship can be viewed from the standpoint of a systematic approach. Acting in conditions of uncertainty, lack of guarantees, creating new, often risky combinations that allow to meet social needs, the entrepreneur takes on the function of risk and progress in the economy. The control function in order to preserve the reliability and stability of the economy is assigned to the state. This is how functions are distributed among these necessary elements of an economic organism that complement each other.

Violation of the optimal ratio and functioning of the components of a single system leads to economic crises. A form of regulation is expected from the state, which, on the one hand, would provide sufficient opportunities for economic initiative and creativity, on the other hand, would establish barriers against arbitrariness in the interests of society and the consumer.