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The Virtual State

The Virtual State

May, Brian G.

Hardcover

EconomicsInternational Relations

ISBN10: 1025083598
ISBN13: 9781025083599
Publisher: Hutson Street Press
Published: May 22 2025
Pages: 34
Weight: 0.51
Height: 0.25 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

As is the case with many academic arguments, it is all but impossible to unequivocally prove the existence of the virtual state. That said, the evidence certainly indicates that a new breed of transnational actor is having a profound impact on the policies and behaviors of traditional states as they cope with a rapidly changing world. In reality, as the world changes, states are changing too. Consider the observations of Rosecrance. The nation-state is becoming a tighter, more vigorous unit capable of sustaining the pressures of worldwide competition and they are downsizing--in function, if not in geographic form.21 The world has embarked on a progressive emancipation from the land as a determinant of production and power.22 If it is true that states are streamlining by placing less emphasis on the importance of territory, they are in effect obviating one of the key structural components of the traditional state. With this in mind, the rise of a significant, completely borderless political actor, the virtual state, seems quite plausible if not inevitable. In this author's view, they are already among us and are likely to proliferate and grow in strength as the forces of globalization and rapidly advancing technology continue to shape the geopolitical landscape.

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