Abstract: The leitmotif of this book is the premise that global transformation springs from the fount of technological progress, which changes the structure of international security, the world economy and domestic governance. Moreover, because technological advances take place largely in continuous, incremental steps, when observed from a global perspective they are not sudden, dramatic or revolutionary. That said, when any given country attains a certain level that causes there to be a technological gap between it and other countries, there will result...
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Economic system
Economic geography
Economy