Description
What if a country could be built the way a movement goes viral—starting online, proving itself in public, and then stepping into the world as a sovereign power? This book lays out a near-future blueprint for how a “network state” begins as a community with a moral purpose, organizes through a network union, demonstrates legitimacy via real-time metrics, and uses integrated cryptocurrency and collective crowdfunding to acquire and govern physical territory. As the project grows, it seeks diplomatic recognition and aims for strategic parity with legacy states, reframing sovereignty as something earned through measurable collective action rather than inherited authority. Balaji Srinivasan’s distinctive, systems-minded style blends political theory with practical mechanisms, exploring themes of legitimacy, governance, migration, and the unsettling possibility of “American Anarchy” versus “Chinese Control” in a world where power can reorganize at internet speed.
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Published Jul 4, 2022
273 pages
ISBN: 9780593713778
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First Published
2022
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Network State by Balaji Srinivasan.