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Zones Undermine Nation-State Sovereignty
- Special economic zones are small jurisdictions within countries with separate laws favoring foreign investors.
- These zones challenge traditional nation-state sovereignty by offering low taxes, lighter regulations, and foreign ownership.
Globalization: Scaling and Fragmentation
- Globalization involves both scaling up through supranational bodies and breaking down via zones creating micro-polities.
- Zones and global institutions work together, enabling capitalism's reach through diverse territorial scales.
Freedom Through Exit, Not Voting
- Radical libertarians view freedom as exit, not voice or vote, rejecting mass democracy.
- They envision diverse micro-polities including extremely reactionary states as part of their political plurality.