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‘Despite a number of trends to the contrary, the State has been and remains the primary actor in the global system. Elucidate the statement by analysing the factors which helped create State and the reasons for the primacy of States as actors in International Relations.

  • UPSC 1992
  • State in Comparative Perspective

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The modern sovereign territorial state emerged in early modern Europe and spread worldwide through colonialism and decolonisation. UN membership grew from 51 in 1945 to 193 today. Transnational corporations, international organisations and non-state networks are the "trends to the contrary". The statement holds that the forces which created the state still sustain its primacy.

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  • Factors that created the State
  • Reasons for the primacy of States
  • The trends to the contrary
  • Conclusion
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