National Power and the Structure of Foreign Trade

by Albert O. Hirschman

Book Overview

This study begins with a brief survey of economic thought on the relationship between foreign trade and national power, from the Mercantilists on. Chapter II attempts a systematic theoretical approach to the subject. It first makes clear the fundamental basis of the possible use of foreign trade as an instrument of national power policy. Using well-known concepts of economic analysis, it proceeds to show under what conditions and by means of what...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520301331
• ISBN13: 9780520301337
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 194 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"