ABSTRACT
Introduction The twentieth century witnessed dramatic changes in the state and the nature of government and governance. In the first half of the century, humanity endured two World Wars, experienced a Cold War and suffered a Great Economic Depression. The second half of the century showed that cooperation is more productive than destruction, conflict and confrontation, which only bring social misery and economic pauperism. In particular, the end of the Cold War and the early stages of globalization helped a number of countries to understand that cooperation and the coordination of economic strategies can help to find synergies and generate more prosperity than a “zero-sum” game.
