![]() | Economic Interdependence and War Subjects: POLITICAL SCIENCE / Peace.; POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy.; HISTORY / World.; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / International.; POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General.; Economic history; Economic history; Military history ; Does growing economic interdependence among great powers increase or decrease the chance of conflict and war? Liberals argue that the benefits of trade give states an incentive to stay peaceful. Realists contend that trade compels states to struggle for vital raw materials and markets. Moving beyond the stale liberal-realist debate, Economic Interdependence and War lays out a dynamic theory of expectations that shows under what specific conditions interstate commerce will reduce or heighten the risk of conflict between nations. Dale C. Copeland is an associate professor in the Department of Politics at the University of Virginia. He is the author of The Origins of Major War . |
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