Politics and Trade Cooperation in the Nineteenth Century: The 'Agreeable Customs' of 1815-1914

ISBN-13: 9780521872744 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 448 str.

Robert Pahre

Opis

This book examines international trade cooperation in 1815 1914. Basing the theoretical analysis on the domestic political economy of states, Pahre develops theories of international cooperation, the spread of trade cooperation, and the effect of trade regimes. It is the first book to examine trade politics in the entire century from 1815 to 1914 around the world, using a new database of trade agreements. It will appeal to students of international relations, comparative political economy, economic history, trade law, and international organizations."

Recenzje

Review of the hardback: 'This is a monumental work, offering a staggeringly deep and complete account of the domestic and international politics of trade in the 19th century. The depth and breadth of the book is breathtaking. From a simple model based firmly in the view that trade policy must be derived from domestic political and international economic conditions, the author develops a compelling theory, building from the country level, through the bilateral/multilateral negotiations to the systemic level. It brings the methods and tools of modern political economy to investigate trade policies and patterns from the last great period of globalization and comprehensively establishes where our modern views survive in the face of this evidence, and where these views need to be conditioned or altered.' B. Peter Rosendorff, New York University

Spis treści

Part I. Cooperation and Variation: 1. International cooperation across time and space; Part II. Domestic Politics and Trade Policy: 2. Conceptualizing and measuring trade policy; 3. A political support theory of trade policy; 4. State capacity, fiscal concerns, and the tariff; 5. Political institutions and tariffs; Part III. Political Support and Trade Cooperation: 6. The trade agreements database; 7. Political support and trade treaties; 8. Variation in trade cooperation; 9. Ratification and trade treaties; Part IV. Norms and Cooperation: 10. The most-favored-nation norm; 11. The spread of the trade treaty network; 12. Clustering negotiations in time; Part V. Conclusions: 13. Explaining trade cooperation in 1815–1914.