In 1970, of the 7,000 multinationals identified by the United Nations, more than half were from two countries: the United States and Britain.
By 1995, less than half of the 36,000 multinationals identified by the United Nations came from four countries: the United States, Japan, Germany, and Switzerland.
The nation-state, while considerably weaker than its nineteenth century counterpart, is likely to remain alive and well.