Political Economy and Statesmanship

by Peter McNamara

Book Overview

How and why do economies and societies develop? How can America maintain competitiveness in the global marketplace? What should be the balance between economic and political goals in the conduct of foreign policy?

Questions concerning relations between politics and economics are not new. Stepping back from current controversies, McNamara shows how the debates between Smith and Hamilton on the foundation of the commercial republic point...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0875802281
• ISBN13: 9780875802282
• Release Date: December 1997
• Publisher: Northern Illinois University Press
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher