Comparing the Global and Merged with the Local and Separate: On a Downside to the Integration of Regions and Nations

This paper looks at the integration of regions and nations through the prism of the merger of populations (societies). The paper employs a particular index of social stress. Stylized examples of the merging of two populations suggest that with integration, the social stress index will increase. The...

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Main Author: Oded Stark
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korea Institute for International Economic Policy 2015-12-01
Series:East Asian Economic Review
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.11644/KIEP.JEAI.2015.19.4.300