In the times we are living, there seems to be three main political, social and economic models that affect the idea of achieving a real global economy. These are nation-state systems, democratic political systems and a full economic integration. However, according to Mr. Rodrik the coexistence of these three models results impossible, or better said utopian. He argues that we could have at the most a combination of two of them, but never all three …showed first 75 words of 1437 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1437 total…Southern Europe and the States from Mexico, where making the immigrants return to their homes after their terms became impossible and the difficulties being faced in ethnic integration, plus the return of right wing movements clearly weakens Mr. Rodrik´s alternatives. Curiosly enough the main reason for the existence of this dilemma originates where he started, on the fact that national borders do exist and their repercussions go beyond institutions, economic models or trade barriers.