Hierarchy amidst anarchy : transaction costs and institutional choice / Katja Weber.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Weber, Katja.

Series:

SUNY series in global politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International cooperation--Decision making.

International cooperation.

International cooperation--Costs.

International relations--Decision making.

International relations.

International relations--Costs.

Decision making.

Physical Description:

xiii, 195 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Albany, N.Y. : State University of New York Press, [2000]

Summary:

Hierarchy Amidst Anarchy is a study of state security provisions, explaining not only why states cooperate, and with whom, but also why they choose the specific types of cooperation they do. In contrast to competing theories that explain international cooperation in terms of the desire to be "bigger" or "stronger", Weber insists that the key to understanding countries' international institutional choices can be found by focusing on economic theories of organization and, more specifically, transaction costs.

Contents:

Chapter 2 Developing the Transaction Costs Model 13

Chapter 3 Wartime Alliances during the Final Years of the Napoleonic Wars 31

Chapter 4 Security Arrangements Following Napoleon's Abdication 49

Chapter 5 In Search of Security via NATO 73

Chapter 6 The European Defense Community (EDC) 91

Chapter 7 Conclusion: Transaction Costs and a Theory of Integration 111.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-190) and index.

ISBN:

0791447197

0791447200

OCLC:

42934573