Politics and trade cooperation in the nineteenth century : the "agreeable customs" of 1815-1914 / Robert Pahre.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pahre, Robert.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International trade--History--19th century.

International trade.

International trade--History--20th century.

History.

Physical Description:

xvii, 426 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Politics and trade cooperation in the 19th century

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.

Contents:

Cooperation and variation

International cooperation across time and space

Domestic politics and trade policy

Conceptualizing and measuring trade policy

A political-support theory of trade policy

State capacity, fiscal concerns, and the tariff

Political institutions and tariffs

Political support and trade cooperation

The trade agreements database

Political support and trade treaties

Variations in trade cooperation

Ratification and trade treaties

Norms and cooperation

The most-favored-nation norm

The spread of the trade treaty network

Clustering negotiations in time

Conclusions

Explaining trade cooperation in 1815-1914

References

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-405) and index.

ISBN:

9780521872744

052187274X

OCLC:

144570907

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