Introduction
In order to clearly understand the failure and collapse of the state appreciating the development of statehood in the global system is integral. The question at stake, therefore, should seek to provide an answer as to the impacts that globalization have on the stability of the states. Consequentially, this paper seeks to trace the main origins of the state and attempts to offer an explanation of the factors of globalization that cause vulnerability to the state. Benvenisti (2013), indicates that the collapse of the state occurs when the structure of the state and its legal and political orders fall apart. Benvenisti, (2013) further argues that state collapse of most prevalent in situations where the factors responsible for the formation and maintenance of the state are not enough. The beginning of the twentieth century saw most parts of the globe move away from the state governance. It is during the start of the twentieth century that most parts of the world became victims to global capitalism and colonization. Consequentially, the idea of a sovereign state as the best form of governance took a toll on state governance. The number of states increased rapidly after decolonization. While most parts of the developing world were diving due to the idea of the sovereign state, most of the developed world still stuck to state governance.
The end of the Second World War helped pile pressure on the already dying concept of statehood. In an effort to help salvage statehood, the world superpowers such as the Great Britain and the United States of America used diplomatic support and economic aid to help maintain states. Since most of the small countries in the developing world faced many economic and political problems, the wo...
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...ntries. The member states pump money into the companies to promote in their functions. The increase of international organizations helped in the decline of state governance because they represented a form of a joint agenda for all the countries across the globe. With international companies in place, countries lacked the need for maintaining states since a new forum of togetherness was already in place. Without having to sacrifice, their political sovereignty countries got a better chance to join hands with other countries but still maintain their sovereignty (Hart, 2013).
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