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Basic Principles of Economic Sovereignty and the Question of the Forms of Its Exercise

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The article considers the nature and characteristics of sovereignty. The issues related to the interaction between the state and society that are involved in the exercise of sovereignty are analyzed. An analysis of the reasons for delegation of sovereignty in the course of globalization processes is provided. The problematics of sovereignty over natural resources is considered. The risks of losing parts of sovereignty that are brought on by global climate regulation processes are described.

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  1. First introduced in 1996.

  2. That formula predates the more well-known one, Senatus Populusque Romanum, which dates from the reign of Augustus Caesar.

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Jacques Sapir Basic Principles of Economic Sovereignty and the Question of the Forms of Its Exercise. Stud. Russ. Econ. Dev. 31, 129–135 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S107570072002015X

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