The fundamental concept of Prem Shankar Jha’s book "Twilight of the Nation State: Globalization, Chaos, and War" likens economic development to dynamite. While it undoubtedly transforms any landscape it is introduced into, there is little difference between what leads to a roadbed and what leads to a barren crater (Jha 2006). Jha draws from diverse sources including Huntington (realist) and Hobsbawm (Marxist historian). Jha’s approach centers on allowing economic development to transform the globe based on Huntington’s conclusions regarding economic stasis (Huntington, Democracy's Third Wave 1991). Thus the modern nation state begins to become obsolete due to globalization. The question for the future is how nation states adapt to the new global market while not failing as a result of capitalism uncontained. Jha’s solution is for the state to control the development of the market, but perhaps the state should stretch to meet the demands on it from increased economic development. Jha states that economic development leads to increased conflict between groups as the balance of wealth shifts. He explains that within the developed world capitalism has opened most markets and removed safe havens for individual wealth, but has also closed off of the labor market. The use of government regulation (such as work visas) could yield an alternative to the author’s hypothesis. Perhaps the solution is to deregulate the access to the labor supply firms will always seek. In this way the nation state is not put in conflict with the forces of economic development. The semi and unskilled labor class in developed nations protect their wealth by closing off movement of outsiders. As this happens the capital holding class will shift their wealth to places where labor is cheaper. The shift of capital to developing nations (where labor is cheap and often there is less regulation of business) will lead to modernization and democratization. Howe