Nation, State, and Economy

The Nationality Question in Territories with Mixed Populations

Nation, State, and Economy
Ludwig von Mises

For the princely state, more land meant more revenue and more soldiers; for the free national state, size is simply unimportant. Mises works through what follows—secession, emigration, colonies going their own way—and then the hard case: territories where nationalities are mixed, where the principle cannot be applied cleanly.