What does “globalisation” really mean? If we were to evaluate the concept of globalisation in terms of the frequency of its use we would conclude that it refers to a concrete and unquestionable reality. However, this conclusion is far from adequate. Indeed, globalisation is a very controversial concept that has originated diverse political and academic debates. Starting from trilateral typology as a framework for analysis, This paper re-examines the specific debate on the impact of globalisation upon one of the more traditionally exclusive spheres of the Nation-State: fiscal policies. It concludes that if regulated according to “economic invariable laws”, far from being an inevitably constraining phenomenon, globalisation is better understood if it is observed as an economic political process (historically determined), as insistently emphasized by classic political economy.
Keywords:
Globalisation or Globalization, Fiscal Policies, Nation-State, Constraints, Economic Political Process
Author Biography
Ricardo Camargo Brito
Abogado; magíster en ciencia politica, Universidad de Chile; master of international studies University of Otago, Nueva Zelandia; PhD (c) en politics University of Sheffield, Reino Unido
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