How Far Will International Economic Integration Go?

Dani Rodrik

Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2000, vol. 14, issue 1, 177-186

Abstract: This article speculates about the future of the world economy 100 years from now. It argues that the spread of markets is restricted by the reach of jurisdictional boundaries, and that national sovereignty imposes serious constraints on international economic integration. The political trilemma of the world economy is that international economic integration, the nation-state, and mass politics cannot co-exist. We have to pick two out of three. The article predicts that it will be the nation-state system that disappears, with global federalism taking its place.

JEL-codes: F02 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2000
Note: DOI: 10.1257/jep.14.1.177
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