| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white) |
| Contents |
Partial independence advantages and evolution -- Domestic and international structural amendment -- Civil order through conventional rules in the British context : the British dominions and Northern Ireland -- From secessionism to mutual agreement in the American context : the case of Puerto Rico -- Shame federacy : China's autonomous regions, France's Indochinese free states, South Africa's Bantustans, and America's Indian territories -- Sovereign state weakness -- Wealth and security advantages of partial independence -- Predicting the dynamics of partially independent territories |
| Summary |
'Surpassing the Sovereign State' shows that in regions throughout the world partially independent territories (including Hong Kong, Cayman Islands, Kurdistan, New Caledonia, and others) tend to be wealthier and more secure than sovereign states. This book explains how these polities emerge, maintain themselves, and sometimes come to an end |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from home page (viewed on July 22, 2014) |
| Subject |
Non-self-governing territories.
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Non-self-governing territories -- Economic conditions
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State, The.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- General.
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Non-self-governing territories
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State, The
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Political Science.
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Law, Politics & Government.
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Political Theory of the State.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780191767739 |
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0191767735 |
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9780191002182 |
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0191002186 |
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