Capital Mobility, State Autonomy, and Political Legitimacy

The nation state is being undermined by the lack of control over finance in the global market because citizens still expect their governments to secure economic development without control. State autonomy and legitimacy needs to find a basis other than economic to respond to current anti-establishment movements. Therefore, to prevent either the collapse of civilized societies or protectionist financial policies, a new concept of nation states, excluding economic control, is necessary and international capital mobility should be promoted