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"the very idea of the nation state is disentigrating in the US, Europe, and South America." I'd love for that to be so, but it sounds like wish-fulfillment, to
by randallsquared 18y ago
"the very idea of the nation state is disentigrating in the US, Europe, and South America."
I'd love for that to be so, but it sounds like wish-fulfillment, to me. Care to provide links to more about that?
- thomasmallen 18y agoMERCOSUR and the EU predictably come to mind. The US, I think, treats Canada and Mexico very differently from other nations (being a neighbor); North America is fairly unified. The US doesn't hold up its non-interventionist/isolationist end of the Monroe Doctrine, but the loose North/South American protectorate set out by that diplomatic philosophy certainly holds true today. MERCOSUR is a good example of nations asserting their sovereignty with a trade bloc rather than via national posturing, weakening this protectorate. I can't provide links (books are of greater help when synthesizing theories for me) to prove this, but I do recommend reading up on the aforementioned trading blocs, as well as this excellent book: http://www.amazon.com/End-Nation-State-Regional-Economies/dp/0684825287 http://www.amazon.com/End-Nation-State-Regional-Economies/dp...
- randallsquared 18y agoSo it's the decline of nation-states in favor of even bigger political units. That's opposite the direction I said sounded like wish-fulfillment. :) Thanks for the pointers!