In short, the elimination of the financial legacy of Reaganomics could force the United States to make some exceptionally difficult choices indeed. - Robert Gilpin

One reason for the primacy of the market in shaping the modern world is that it forces a reorganization of society in order to make the market work properly . When a market comes into existence, as Marx fully appreciated, it becomes a potent force driving social change.

Every dominant state, and particularly an empire, promotes a religion or ideology that justifies its domination over other states in the system.

Trade is the oldest and most important economic nexus among nations. Indeed, trade along with war ha been central to the evolution of international relations.