Federations: The Political Dynamics of Cooperation

by Chad Rector

Why would states ever give up their independence to join federations? While federation can provide more wealth or security than self-sufficiency, states can in principle get those benefits more easily by cooperating through international organizations such as alliances or customs unions.Chad Rector develops a new theory that states federate when their leaders expect benefits from closer military or economic cooperation but also expect that cooperation...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801447364
• ISBN13: 9780801447365
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher