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14 Pol. Q. Int'l Aff. 35 (2005)
Nation-State - Object of Actor in Global Economic Processes

handle is hein.journals/polqurint14 and id is 537 raw text is: JAROSLAW WOJCIECH GORSKI Nation-state--Object or Actor in Global Economic Processes? Territorial State Sovereignty Formerly and in the Globalization Era The vigorous discussion about the economic dimension of globalization is accompanied by equally intense debate about its impact on state institutions. Globalists,1 especially those with a negative attitude to globalization, contend that the latter is a force weakening the authority exercised by the state and its traditional responsibilities. According to this view, as a result of cross-border economic flows the state is losing the ability to maintain effective control over what is happening within its territory. Due to the erosion of formal structures and national governments' loss of authority the state is ceasing to be an effective form of social organization capable of either assuring its citizens enjoyment of the benefits of globalization or taking steps to ward off global threats. This position is contested by globalization sceptics.''2 They argue that globalization is merely a concept, another name for internationalisation of the economic sphere of life. They dismiss the globalists' claims regarding the diminishing significance of states and their loss of sovereignty vis-d-vis increasingly powerful global entities and world markets. They believe that the state continues to be the only significant, fully autonomous actor with full decision-making authority in international relations. Followers of the hyper-globalization school, throughout this article referred to as globalists. The name given to people who regard globalization as a qualitatively new stage in the evolution of civilization (see, for example, B. Liberska, Wsp6lczesne procesy globalizacji gospodarki gwiatowej, in: B. Liberska (ed.), Globalizacja: Mechanizmy i wyzwania. Warszawa, 2002, p. 21). They agree that the world economy is more integrated than ever in history and that integration now has characteristics that are different in kind. They place globalization at the top of the forces shaping contemporary international relations. However, within the globalist approach there is a clear split into two camps: globo-enthusiasts, who see globalization as a virtually unmixed blessing, and globo-critics, who highlight its inherent threats. 2 Globalization sceptics believe that globalization is merely an intellectual construct artefact and see no evidence of the kind of processes that would validate the idea of a new era of integration of the world economy. They argue that in the past it was already more or less integrated so that it makes more sense to speak of further internationalisation of national economies than emergence of global relations. The Polish Quarterly of International Affairs, 2005, no. 4

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