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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784322303321

Autore

Gerace Michael P

Titolo

Military Power, Conflict and Trade [[electronic resource] ] : Military Spending, International Commerce and Great Power Rivalry

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2012

ISBN

1-280-04877-8

1-283-60526-0

1-135-77212-6

9786613917713

0-203-50401-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (310 p.)

Disciplina

382.09041

382/.09/041

Soggetti

Commercial policy - History - 19th century

Commercial policy - History - 20th century

International trade - History - 19th century

International trade - History - 20th century

Military policy

Military readiness-- Economic aspects-- History

Military readiness - Economic aspects - History - 1900-1918

Mercantile system - History

International trade - History - Political aspects

Commercial policy - History

Great powers - History

World politics - History

International economic relations

Business & Economics

Commerce

Economic History

International Commerce

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.



Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Military Power, Conflict and Trade; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations and Acronyms; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Introduction; 1. The Relevant Approaches to Military Power and Trade; 2. Interdependence Theory and Globalization; 3. Military and Commercial Linkages: A Mercantilist Dimension; 4. Models of Great Power Military Spending and Trade; 5. How Interdependent were the Great Powers?; 6. Patterns of Military Power and Commerce Among the Great Powers; 7. Trade Interdependence and Military Rivalry

8. Military Spending and Regional Trade: Six Exploratory ModelsConclusion; Appendix 1: A Note on Data Sources and Problems; Appendix 2: Specifications for Models in Chapter 4; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Wherever international commerce flows in world politics, military power often flows with it - sometimes as a protector of commerce, sometimes as its promoters and sometimes as a tool of aggression against it. How are military power and international trade related? Do military power and commerce expand together or does military power decline as commerce (and perhaps interdependence) increases? Does this relationship vary across countries and, if so how? Power, Conflict and Trade is a study of the relationship between military power and international commerce among the Great Powers prio