state action, n.All

State action (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠shaped by what leaders believe, however fantasy-tinged, but behind it run stable institutional interests, generally well concealed.