Democracy, globalization, and the problem of the state. From: Polity | Date: June 22, 2001| Author: Goodhart, Michael | COPYRIGHT 2001 Northeastern Political Science Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The perception that globalization poses an imminent and serious threat to democracy is widespread. Impressionistic evidence of this threat is certainly powerful: transnational corporations (TNCs) seem ever more able to evade the reach of state regulation. The policies and activities of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are frequently seen as interfering with the sovereignty and autonomy of states and promoting a global corporate agenda. So...

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