ROME: Talk of globalization, of a global economy, is unavoidable. But at the same time that the world witnessed the growth of this economy, it also saw incredible political fragmentation. In 1946 there were 76 independent nations, by 1996 there were 192. Of these, more than half had populations under 6 million; 58, less than 2 ˝ million; and 35, less than ˝ million.
ROME: Talk of globalization, of a global economy, is unavoidable. But at the same time that the world witnessed the growth of this economy, it also saw incredible political fragmentation. In 1946 there were 76 independent nations, by 1996 there were 192. Of these, more than half had populations under 6 million; 58, less than 2 ˝ million; and 35, less than ˝ million.