And he managed to demonstrate some of them in real life situations. For example, he says that nationalism is a feeling of peace and unity among citizens, supporting it by presenting simple family. Also about self-interest, the author mentions restaurant case, where it is easy for waiters to cheat clients by increasing the price, if caught waiters can say that there was a mistake, simple isn’t it? Gustavo claims that countries with higher average level of nationalism are significantly richer than those with undeveloped. Another case to mention is about nationalism affecting self interest. Gustavo points out that states having citizens with mature sense of nationalism tend to essentially deter cheating and promote economic growth, whereas citizens of non-nationalized countries do not scruple to mistreat each other resulting in low trust rates and economic development. In the matter of law obedience, the author claims that nationalism encourages citizens to be more careful with each other, so that they are less likely to break the law. From this he concludes that countries with higher level of nationalism have stronger rule of law. In the end he defends nationalism by claiming that in the past nationalistic conflicts happened when other forces were at play, such as military power, and he also adds that this unlovable forms of nationalism are very rare and occasional. The author concludes by appealing to the policymakers, “if they have in their hands something proven to encourage increased wealth, lower levels of corruption and higher obedience to the rule of law, they would only be wise to use it” – says
And he managed to demonstrate some of them in real life situations. For example, he says that nationalism is a feeling of peace and unity among citizens, supporting it by presenting simple family. Also about self-interest, the author mentions restaurant case, where it is easy for waiters to cheat clients by increasing the price, if caught waiters can say that there was a mistake, simple isn’t it? Gustavo claims that countries with higher average level of nationalism are significantly richer than those with undeveloped. Another case to mention is about nationalism affecting self interest. Gustavo points out that states having citizens with mature sense of nationalism tend to essentially deter cheating and promote economic growth, whereas citizens of non-nationalized countries do not scruple to mistreat each other resulting in low trust rates and economic development. In the matter of law obedience, the author claims that nationalism encourages citizens to be more careful with each other, so that they are less likely to break the law. From this he concludes that countries with higher level of nationalism have stronger rule of law. In the end he defends nationalism by claiming that in the past nationalistic conflicts happened when other forces were at play, such as military power, and he also adds that this unlovable forms of nationalism are very rare and occasional. The author concludes by appealing to the policymakers, “if they have in their hands something proven to encourage increased wealth, lower levels of corruption and higher obedience to the rule of law, they would only be wise to use it” – says