Political Aspects

Cultural Aspects

Issues

Emergence of supranational organizations .The United Nations

Shift from economic to social and political objectives

.Economic gains may be less than calculated..Alliances for defence such as NATO Alliances for trade such as NAFTA, EU

Losing competitive advantage based on technology

issues

Lower quality products and services Increased risk of health and safety

Sovereignty of nation states and democracy Power of USA

Decentralization ; balkanization, regionalism

EU and G8