Globalization and Self-Determination: Is the Nation-State Under Siege?

by Annalisa Zinn, David R. Cameron, Gustav Ranis

Book Overview

Is the nation state under siege? A common answer is that globalization poses two fundamental threats to state sovereignty. The first concerns the unleashing of centrifugal and centripetal forces - such as increasing market integration and the activities of institutions like the IMF, World Bank, and WTO - that imperil state sovereignty from 'outside' the nation state. The second threat emanates from self-determination movements that jeopardize state...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415512743
• ISBN13: 9780415512749
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 372 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"