Globalization and the Transformation of State Functionality: Regulatory Autonomy, Public Policy, and Transnational Pressures The advent and acceleration of globalization since the late 20th century have fundamentally transformed the internal dynamics of the modern state. Once conceived as a sovereign, territorially bounded entity with considerable autonomy in public policy formulation and governance, the state is … Continue reading How has globalization reshaped the internal functioning of the modern state, particularly in terms of its regulatory autonomy, public policy formulation, and responsiveness to transnational economic and sociopolitical pressures?