Globalization has resulted in higher living standards, cheaper products, and brought many out of poverty. It's also reduced the ability of states to manage their economies and safeguard the well being of their citizens. Ben Studebaker discusses how nationalist movements and autocraticies have gained strength as a result of states becoming weaker in recent decades.

You can read more of Ben's work on the subject here: https://cosmosandtaxis.files.wordpress.com/2022/09/studebaker_ct_vol10_iss11_12.pdf

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