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This column was first published in the UCLA Daily Bruin on September 21, 2009.
What’s the home page of your browser? Whatever it is, that window is a subtle window to your accumulated interests or your way to get the news and, by a long shot, maybe even your appreciation for a faster load time.
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This paper was submitted for “Political Science 20: World Politics” with Professor Richard Anderson in Spring 2009.
Before 1648 and the Peace of Westphalia, states were grouped in geographical blocks, with a focal point usually being the capital of the empire. However, following the treaty, which recognized the territory and sovereignty of each state, the conception of the state shifted to bounded states. At the time, this conception of territory and state sovereignty encouraged individual states’ development over exploitation of larger areas, or colonialism . Now, the implications of that treaty are still very relevant. It suggests that each state is responsible for its own actions, not to other states, successfully paving the way for the breakdown of collective action.
This paper was submitted for “Political Science 20: World Politics” with Professor Richard Anderson and Michael Stone in Spring 2009.
Globalization, as suggested by Nau, is the process of consolidating into a single global economy (273). Nau uses Thomas Friedman’s The Earth is Flat as the framework for the history of globalization and the shift from absolute power to institutions to individuals (277). However, the working definition of globalization I will be using is a bit different. I will focus on the effects of transport costs under globalization. Reduced transport costs allow cheaper goods to be bought from foreign countries, increasing overall absolute global trade. There are seven distinct areas of policies that a government can enact that directly affect its relationship to the globalized world economy (328), but I will focus exclusively on trade policy and how a state can manipulate trade policy in response to globalization. The decisions on a systemic level result from compromises and resolutions on the domestic level. While globalization has allowed for increased specialization and the division of labor, states still have the ability to control domestic policy in its interest. However, the extent to which a state can respond to international economic pressures is dependent on its capacity and willingness to compromise or be left behind in a globalizing world. The actions of both developed and developing states are ultimately enhanced and constrained, respectively, in a globalized economy.
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