Economic Interdependence and War

by Dale C. Copeland

Book Overview

Does growing economic interdependence among great powers increase or decrease the chance of conflict and war? Liberals argue that the benefits of trade give states an incentive to stay peaceful. Realists contend that trade compels states to struggle for vital raw materials and markets. Moving beyond the stale liberal-realist debate, Economic Interdependence and War lays out a dynamic theory of expectations that shows under what specific...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691161593
• ISBN13: 9780691161594
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 504 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.4"