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Politics: Cafeteria Citizenship
"Over the last half century, large corporations have emerged as transnational organizations--subject to the laws of many countries but also enjoying diverse rights and privileges across nation-states. This transnational status has allowed them to pick and choose among various countries to create a kind of "cafeteria citizenship" that affords them the best legal and political environment for growth
In creating the infrastructure ...
In creating the infrastructure for their multinational operations--and in managing their global workforce--they have paved the way for individuals to pick and choose in a similar way. Today, the rights and responsibilities of citizenship are being unbundled, and the challenge to states is to build a common civic culture that is inclusive of increasingly complex ways of belonging.
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