The Liberal Illusion
Subtitle: Does Trade Promote Peace?
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Published: November 7, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9780472113002
Subjects: International Trade; International relations; Politics/International Relations; International economic relatio; International Relations Theory; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; International economic relations; International Relations - General; Public Policy - Economic Policy; Political Science / Economic Policy; International - General; History & Theory - General; Economic policy; Peace
First sentence: Throughout history policymakers, theorists, and the general public have debated the virtues and vices of foreign trade.
Description: The analysis results will frustrate and enlighten both those who hold the "liberal illusion," and their critics. The author identitifies four positions regarding trade and interstate conflict: trade reduces conflict (identified as the liberal view); asymmetric or dependent trade promotes conflict (the dependency view): the realist view that trade increases conflict: and finally the possibility that trade and conflict are unrelated. The reported results are fascinating.