Growth, Trade, & Systemic Leadership

by Rafael Reuveny and William R. Thompson

Book Overview

Using a "lead economy" approach, Reuveny and Thompson link question about the global trade system to debates about hegemonic stability and the balance of power in world politics. By focusing on economic growth, protectionism, and trade, they surpass hegemonic stability interpretations of international politics to explain not only how hegemons maintain political order, but also the source of hegemonic/systemic leadership, the rise and decline of leadership...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0472068504
• ISBN13: 9780472068500
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Length: 286 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"