Globalization and Self-Determination: Is the Nation-State Under Siege? (Routledge Studies in the Modern World Economy)

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 sovereignty from 'inside'. Rigorously analyzing popular hypotheses on globalization's effect on state sovereignty from a broad social sciences perspective, the authors use empirical evidence to suggest that globalization's multilevel threats to state sovereignty have been overestimated. In most instances globalization is likely to generate pressure for increased government spending while only one form of market integration - foreign direct investment by multinational enterprises - appears to increase any feeling of economic insecurity. This volume will be invaluable to course instructors at both graduate and undergraduate levels, policy makers and members of the general public who are concerned about the effects of globalization on the nation-state. Trade, Political Institutions And The Size Of Government / David R. Cameron And Soo Yeon Kim -- Public Opinion, International Economic Integration And The Welfare State / Kenneth Scheve And Matthew J. Slaughter -- Economic Insecurity And The Globalization Of Production / Kenneth Scheve And Matthew J. Slaughter -- The International Monetary Fund And The Global Spread Of Privatization / Nancy Brune, Geoffrey Garrett And Bruce Kogut -- The Mdbs And The Nation-state / Gustav Ranis -- The Political Impact Of Wto Membership In Urban China / Mary C. Cooper And Pierre F. Landry -- Temptation Versus Coercion : Trade Agreements And The Nation-state / Philip I. Levy -- Globalization, Decentralization And Secession : A Review Of The Literature And Some Conjectures / Nicholas Sambanis -- Economic Integration And Political Separatism : Parallel Trends Or Causally Linked Processes? / Annalisa Zinn -- Globalization And Ethnonationalist Movements : Evidence From Spain And India / Meredith L. Weiss -- Globalization And Fiscal Decentralization / Geoffrey Garrett And Jonathan Rodden -- Recentralizing While Decentralizing : How National Governments Re-appropriate Forest Resources / Arun Agrawal And Jesse C. Ribot. Edited By David R. Cameron, Gustav Ranis And Annalisa Zinn. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. "This book rigorously analyzes popular hypotheses regarding globalization's effect on state sovereignty from a broad social sciences perspective. Using empirical evidence the authors suggest that globalization's multilevel threats to state sovereignty have been overestimated. In most instances globalization is likely to generate pressure for increased government spending while only one form of market integration - foreign direct investment by multinational enterprises - appears to increase any feeling of economic insecurity. Also contrary to popular perception, the net effect of IMF conditionality may be positive, limits on state sovereignty by multilateral development banks are not inevitable, and the WTO is not necessarily a threat to state sovereignty. Furthermore, globalization is likely to increase the risk of secessionism only in very specific conditions and while some self-determination movements may find globalization useful, on the whole countries with more open economies appear less likely to house self determination movements and are more likely to implement policies of fiscal centralization." -- Half t.p Till now, little research has investigated the extent or mechanisms by which globalization and self-determination movements are threatening the nation-state. This book brings together the best current research to address this issue.