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The Nation-State and Stock Exchange

A brief overview on two very important institutions, no matter what the nihilists say...

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Chadwick Hagan
Mar 18, 2024
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Title page of Leviathan, etching by Abraham Bosse, 1651

“The people cannot delegate to government the power to do anything which would be unlawful for them to do themselves.” - John Locke

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The term "state" dates to Northern Italy in the 12th century, but the modern concept can be attributed to Thomas Hobbes' Leviathan. Published in 1651, with…

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