Military Power, Conflict and Trade: Military Spending, International Commerce and Great Power Rivalry / Edition 1

by Michael P. Gerace

Overview

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 prior to World War I.

After building an argument for a direct relationship between military power and commerce - one grounded in a mercantilist view of state power- and exploring their numerous connections, the book estimates models of the relationship among the Great Powers and explores a great deal of their commercial and military data, all of which is situated in the context of their mutual rivalries. Another question investigated is whether the peacetime conflicts and rivalries of the Great Powers affected their trade relations adversely. There is strong support for the argument that military power and commerce move together in world politics, though there is evidence for an inverse relationship as well.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780714654423
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	02/05/2004
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Michael P. Gerace is the Program Co-ordinator and a Professor at the Umbra Institute in Perugia, Italy.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 The Relevant Approaches to Military Power and Trade; Chapter 2 Interdependence Theory and Globalization; Chapter 3 Military and Commercial Linkages; Chapter 4 Models of Great Power Military Spending and Trade; Chapter 5 How Interdependent were the Great Powers?; Chapter 6 Patterns of Military Power and Commerce Among the Great Powers; Chapter 7 Trade Interdependence and Military Rivalry; Chapter 8 Military Spending and Regional Trade;