A recurring theme of global guerrillas is that smaller organizations are often better suited for success (more agile, responsive, and cohesive) within the fluid/chaotic environment spawned by globalization's new rule set -- as with all ubiquitous platforms, this new global rule set is minimalist (that's all we can agree on). The same is true for economic "white" competition at the nation-state level. I've personally been calling this Adam Smith's world. Niall Ferguson, a staunch defender of the concept of empire, has finally recognized this with his recent statements on the future of Scotland.
One of Scotland’s most prominent academics — and a staunch defender of the union with England — has announced his conversion to independence. Niall Ferguson, professor of history at Harvard University and author of several books celebrating the success of the British empire, said that he now believes Scotland would be better off as a separate nation state... “Ireland and some of the east European countries like Estonia are showing that small countries which embrace economic liberalism can thrive.” “What Scotland needs is a re-injection of the ideas of Adam Smith...”