PLSC 102 Lecture 1: Lecture 1
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Nation state: territorial entity controlled by a government that answers to a higher authority: sovereignty. There are 10% or less indigenous population in japan. National boundaries are not made by like minded people but by dominance : imperialism. Majority of countries don"t fit the nation state. The proportion of people living on ppp or more per day (ppp: purchasing power parity) Third world countries: term began in cold war due to the communism. Asian tigers: singapore: center of commerce for asia.
