Allies, Adversaries, and International Trade

During the Cold War, international trade closely paralleled the division of the world into two rival political-military blocs. NATO and GATT were two sides of one coin; the Warsaw Treaty Organization and the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance were two sides of another. In this book Joanne Gowa examines the logic behind this linkage between alliances and trade and asks whether it applies not only after but also before World War II.

List of contents

	Figures
	Tables
	Acknowledgments
Ch. 1	Introduction	3
Ch. 2	Hegemonic Stability Theory: A Critical Review	11
Ch. 3	Allies, Adversaries, and Free Trade	31
Ch. 4	Alliances and Trade: An Empirical Analysis	54
Ch. 5	The Anglo-French Entente	79
Ch. 6	Extensions and Qualifications	108
Ch. 7	Conclusion	120
	Appendix A: List of Alliances	123
	Appendix B: British Import Duties, 1910-11	125
	Bibliography	129
	Index	143

About the author

Joanne Gowa is Professor of Politics at Princeton University. She is the author of Closing the Gold Window: Domestic Politics and the End of Bretton Woods.

Summary

During the Cold War, international trade closely paralleled the division of the world into two rival political-military blocs. NATO and GATT were two sides of one coin; the Warsaw Treaty Organization and the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance were two sides of another. In this book Joanne Gowa examines the logic behind this linkage between alliances and trade and asks whether it applies not only after but also before World War II.

Additional text

"The book is a first-rate contribution ... Gowa provides a novel way of thinking about the determinants of free trade, and compelling evidence that economics and security are intimately linked."

Product details

• Authors: Joanne Gowa, Gowa Joanne
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.07.1995
• EAN: 9780691044712
• ISBN: 978-0-691-04471-2
• No. of pages: 168
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, LAW / International, LAW / Public, LAW / Commercial / International Trade, International Relations, Political science & theory, trade agreements, Political Economy, Political science and theory, International trade and commerce, Public international law: economic and trade