Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-199) and index.
Where the borders fall in a borderless world -- The cartographic illusion -- The ladder of development -- The new "melting pot" -- The civil minimum -- "National interest" as a declining industry -- Scaring the global economy away -- The emergence of region states -- Zebra strategy -- The nation state's response -- A swing of the pendulum.
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In this profoundly important book, the author argues that nation states have not only lost their ability to control exchange rates and protect their currencies, but they have forfeited their role as critical participants in the global economy.