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The Development
of Nation State
in
Information Society
Yu-Li
Hsieh,Chin-Chang Ho
Graduate
School of Social Informatics, Yuan Ze University
Abstract
With the new technoeconomic
paradigms in the information society, there is a debate on the role of
nation states. This paper intends to examine the roles of nation states
facing of the rapid development of information technology and the
competition in global economy.
This paper uses the data of World Bank Development
Indicator, to analyze the developments of the nation states in 1990s. This
paper argues that the traditional political authority of nation states
never fades away; however, it reveal that there are different patterns
among countries with different development status.
In the developed countries, the structure of tax
revenue is well organized, and nation states prefer to collect social
security taxes to enhance the social security net and alleviate the
pressure of global competition. In the developing countries, the taxes on
international trade are the major sources of tax revenue.They tend to
favor the big government and broaden the range of government expenditure
to increase social security
protection.
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