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

by Gerace,Michael P.

• ISBN13: 9780714684482
• ISBN10: 0714684481
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2004-07-21
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

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 Tradeis a study of the relationship between military power and international commerce among the Great Powers prior to World War I.

Table of Contents

List of Tables	vi
List of Abbreviations and Acronyms	viii
Acknowledgements	ix
Foreword	x
Introduction	1	(23)
1 The Relevant Approaches to Military Power and Trade	24	(31)
2 Interdependence Theory and Globalization	55	(18)
3 Military and Commercial Linkages: A Mercantilist Dimension	73	(43)
4 Models of Great Power Military Spending and Trade	116	(31)
5 How Interdependent were the Great Powers?	147	(15)
6 Patterns of Military Power and Commerce Among the Great Powers	162	(55)
7 Trade Interdependence and Military Rivalry	217	(25)
8 Military Spending and Regional Trade: Six Exploratory Models	242	(12)
Conclusion	254	(6)
Appendix 1: A Note on Data Sources and Problems	260	(6)
Appendix 2: Specifications for Models in Chapter 4	266	(4)
Bibliography	270	(16)
Index	286