Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-189) and index.
Contents:
The size of states -- The rise of the East -- The decline and resurgence of the West -- The unification of the United States and the integration of the West -- The trauma of power transition -- Market clusters augment size -- The problem of China -- Alternatives -- How the West attracts China and the world.
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