1st Edition

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

By Michael P. Gerace Copyright 2004
304 Pages
by Routledge

304 Pages
by Routledge

304 Pages
by Routledge

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... Read more
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;

Biography

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