So it advocates a strict separation between the state and private business. Mercantilism, by contrast, offers a corporatist vision in which the state and private business are allies and cooperate in pursuit of common objectives, such as domestic economic growth or national power.
自由主义的模型把国家视作必然的掠夺者，且把私人企业看作是天生的寻租者。因而它提倡要将政府企业与私人企业严格隔离开来。相反，重商主义则提供了一个合作主义的视角——政府与私人企业是盟友，并为追求共同的目标——例如国内经济增长或国家实力——而合作。