Hallwood, Paul (contributor) - 2007
number of
independent countries in the world.
Journal of Economic Literature Classification: F5, K33, N40, P48
Keywords …: autonomous regions, causes of war, civil war, clash of civiliza-
tions, collapse of empire, economic union, empire, end of ….Thesupposedbenefitsareheldinthemindsof‘nationalists’–meaningthose
peoplewhoidentifythemselveswitharegionratherthanwiththeunionasawhole.We
definethesebenefitsasthe‘economic rentofsovereignty …