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NATIONS

STATES

Sharelanguage,cultureandhistorical
identity.

Governterritorieswithboundaries,laws,
taxes,officials,currencies,postal
services,policeandarmy.Theyhave
sovereigntywithintheirterritory,wage
war,negotiatetreaties,putpeoplein
prison.

3types:Wantastate,haveastateand
dontwantastatebutenjoysome
autonomy.

Inconstantchangebecauseofwars,
negotiations,arbitrationandforeconomic
issues.

Somenationsclaimingtherightto
Diplomaticrecognitionconfers
independentstatehoodfailtowinbacking legitimacyonanewstate,butsometimes
andaredismissedasfrivolousor
thereisdividedconsensuswithinthe
illegitimate.
internationalcommunity.
Littleagreementinthelegitimacyofsome
statesandnations.

SmallstateshavejoinedtheUN.(Doubt
onthelegitimacy)

Theremaybeanywherebetween168
and254nations.

Francerecognized190states,
Switzerland194andRussia172.

Canada,Belgium,Britain,Spain,Italyand Losingsomeoftheirsovereigntytolarger
othernationsarefacingseparatists
entitiesliketheEuropeanUnionandthe
claimsandcedingincreasingautonomy
NorthAmericanFreeTradeAssociation
toregionalbodies.
attheregionallevel,andtheWorldBank,
theIMFandtheWTOatthegloballevel
Someregionallanguagesareenjoyinga
renaissanceandregionaleconomiesare
proclaimingtheirindependencefromthe
centralauthority.

Disputedofthehugestakesinseabedoil
rights.

Somemininations(Andorra,SanMarino, Somemicrostatesaresosmallthatthey
MonacoandLiechtenstein)decidedto
havenoneoftheusualattributesofstate
becomeUNmembersinrecentyear,
sovereignty.Othersenjoyunprecedented
sincetheyhaveenjoyedindependent
prosperitybyoperatingastaxhavens
statusforcenturies.
andoffshorecenters.

Nationstates:Recentinventionsthat
sometimeslastjustafewshort
generations.

Theircontroloverdomesticsocietiesand
economiesiswaning,theytookmore
responsibilities.(centralbanks,industries,
financialinstitutions)

Enginesofwarandintolerance,but
nothingcommandssuchfierceloyalties,
suchwillingnessforselfsacrifice,sucha
senseofbelongingness.

Pressuresofglobalcapitalonthetax
systemhasdrainedtheirresources,
reducingthefundsforsocialand
economicprograms.

NationstateswillinfluenceTheUnited
Nationsfuture.

Conservativeideology:Statesare
inefficientandprivatemarketsmore
costeffectiveandconsumerfriendly.

ComplexSituations:
Begintochargefeesforpublicservices

previouslyfree,dismantletheirowntaxes
TheVatican(knownastheHolySee)is (weakenfinances).Arenotasimpressive
notamemberoftheUN,butithas
astheywerebefore,theydontoffertheir
observerstatusandpaysdues.
citizensapayback.
Thefollowingindependentnationstates,
allofthemsmallislands,arenotmember
oftheUN:CookIslands,Niueand
Tuvalu.Tuvaluappliedformembershipin
January2000.

Whiletheyaredownsizing,transnational
capitalisgrowing.

Bibliography
JamesA.Paul.(2001).NationsandStates.FridayAugust9th,2015,deGlobalPolicy
Sitioweb:
https://www.globalpolicy.org/component/content/article/172/30345.html