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THIRD WORLD STATES ENJOY A PARADOXICAL RELATIONSHIP TO THE INTERNATIONAL REGIMES WHICH HAVE BEEN DEVISED TO REGULATE THE GLOBAL SYSTEM, AND ESPECIALLY TO THE CORE INSTITUTION OF STATE SOVEREIGNTY. THE KIND OF SOVEREIGNTY REGIME ERECTED IN THE THIRD WORLD WITH THE COLLAPSE OF EUROPEAN COLONIALISM MAY WELL COME TO BE REGARDED AS NO MORE THAN A TEMPORARY AND ARTIFICIAL SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM OF INCORPORATING NEW AREAS OF THE GLOBE INTO THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM ERECTED IN THE AFTERMATH OF WESTPHALIA. THIS PROCESS HAS ALREADY PASSED THROUGH A NUMBER OF WELL-DEFINED STAGES, WHICH ARE DISCUSSED IN THIS ARTICLE. THE AUTHOR CONCLUDES THAT THE ERA OF SOVEREIGNTY AS A UNIVERSAL ORGANIZING PRINCIPLE FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF THE GLOBAL SYSTEM HAS ENDED.

This article surveys and compares major theories of the state in the third world. At first sight, few of these theories identify states which have any or even some of the characteristics of modern states as expressed in the two main traditions of state theorizing in Western political science, derived from the classics of Marx and Weber. All these theories, however, despite their variety and specificity, can be shown to confirm the continuing analytic utility of key aspects of both the Marxist and Weberian approaches. Moreover, those few economically successful third world societies illustrate in many crucial respects both the Marxist and Weberian conditions for an effective developmental state.

The celebrated rapid economic development in Singapore has been accompanied by growing authoritarianism under the leadership of the People's Action Party. This paper suggests that authoritarian rule in Singapore is not of the bureaucratic-authoritarian kind identified with Latin American countries. Singapore's history, integration into the world economy, and the development of its polity have made its form of control unique. Its recent attempt at democratic transition is state-led, although this hegemony is increasingly under challenge. As the state responds to these challenges, new sites of contestation are opened up, which will either continue authoritarian rule or increase opportunities for further democratization.

An examination of the impact of flows & stocks of foreign investment on overall & sectoral growth in Third World countries, using growth in Gross Domestic Product per capita, & in the agricultural, manufacturing, & transportation & communications sectors as the dependent variables. In addition to foreign investment, variables relating to domestic investment, population, & terms of trade are included. The results show that higher flows of foreign investment are associated with higher growth over the short run, while larger stocks are associated with lower overall growth over the long term, & lower growth in manufacturing over the short run. It is also found that foreign investment affects different types of states in different ways: in states at higher levels of development, larger stocks in manufacturing are associated with higher growth in agriculture, in transportation & communications, & lower short-term growth in manufacturing. 10 Tables, 2 Appendixes, 50 References. AA