A világgazdaság dezintegrálódása és a kis országok
Abstract
This paper examines the consequences of the reversal of the integration process that characterised the world economy for eight decades. It explores the factors that suggest a turning point in this trend and addresses issues that require global regulation and even global governance. Finally, it investigates what small countries with limited bargaining power can do to promote and protect their interests. The analysis is conducted within the well-established framework of international political economy. Its novelty lies in the five economic and political policy recommendations formulated in the concluding section.
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