The liberal illusion : does trade promote peace? / Katherine Barbieri.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barbieri, Katherine, 1965-

Contributor:

Michigan Publishing (University of Michigan), publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International trade.

International economic relations.

Peace.

Economic policy.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 184 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2002.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The Liberal Illusion sheds light on an increasingly important question in international relations scholarship and the domain of policy-making-whether international trade promotes peace. By examining a broad range of theories about trade's impact on interstate relations and undertaking a set of empirical analyses of the trade-conflict puzzle, Katherine Barbieri provides a comprehensive assessment of the liberal view that trade promotes peace. Barbieri's stunning conclusions depart from conventional wisdom in international relations. Consequently, The Liberal Illusion serves as an important counterargument and a warning call to policymakers who rely upon trade-based strategies to promote peace, strategies that appear to offer little hope of achieving their goals.

Contents:

Chapter 2 Theories of the Trade-Conflict Relationship 17

Chapter 3 Investigating the Commercial Peace 43

Chapter 4 Interdependence, Negotiation, and Escalation 79

Chapter 5 Alternative Levels of Analysis: The Nation-State and the System 97

Appendix A Notes on Trade Data 139

Appendix B Major Power Trade 149.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-175) and indexes.

Description based on information from the publisher.

ISBN:

9780472023073

Publisher Number:

10.3998/mpub.16590

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.