The first wave of globalization (1830-1914) witnessed a decline in the number of countries from 125 to 54. Political … consolidation was often achieved through war and conquest. The second wave of globalization (1950-present) has led instead to an … globalization and political structure that accounts for these trends and their reversal. We show that political structure adapts to …

The economic changes associated with globalization tighten financial pressures on governments of high-income countries … and import tariffs, much more heavily than do larger countries. Since the rapid pace of globalization implies that all …

The economic changes associated with globalization tighten financial pressures on governments of high-income countries … and import tariffs, much more heavily than do larger countries. Since the rapid pace of globalization implies that all …