Inter-governmentalism favours big countries, which is why small ones talk up the role of Brussels.

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Ensuring that old laws and regulatory regimes do not favor old competitors and old business models over new ones best fills that role.

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It is only with age that we begin to see differences (although still only small ones), underscoring the role of culture in creating such differences.

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