War and Change in World PoliticsWar and Change in World Politics introduces the reader to an important new theory of international political change. Arguing that the fundamental nature of international relations has not changed over the millennia, Professor Gilpin uses history, sociology, and economic theory to identify the forces causing change in the world order. The discussion focuses on the differential growth of power in the international system and the result of this unevenness. A shift in the balance of power - economic or military - weakens the foundations of the existing system, because those gaining power see the increasing benefits and the decreasing cost of changing the system. The result, maintains Gilpin, is that actors seek to alter the system through territorial, political, or economic expansion until the marginal costs of continuing change are greater than the marginal benefits. When states develop the power to change the system according to their interests they will strive to do so- either by increasing economic efficiency and maximizing mutual gain, or by redistributing wealth and power in their own favour. |
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... contemporary observers , are attributed to the follies of statesmen or the fanaticism of atheists . John Maynard Keynes , The Economic Consequences of the Peace Contents Preface Introduction 1 The Nature of International Political Change.
... contemporary observers , are attributed to the follies of statesmen or the fanaticism of atheists . John Maynard Keynes , The Economic Consequences of the Peace Contents Preface Introduction 1 The Nature of International Political Change.
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Robert Gilpin. Contents Preface Introduction 1 The Nature of International Political Change page ix 1 9 2 Stability and Change 50 3 Growth and Expansion 106 4 Equilibrium and Decline 156 5 Hegemonic War and International Change 186 6 ...
Robert Gilpin. Contents Preface Introduction 1 The Nature of International Political Change page ix 1 9 2 Stability and Change 50 3 Growth and Expansion 106 4 Equilibrium and Decline 156 5 Hegemonic War and International Change 186 6 ...
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... nature of the system and one's place in it . The social system is the primary determinant of behavior , either by socializing the actor with respect to a particu- lar set of norms and values or by exercising constraints on the actor ...
... nature of the system and one's place in it . The social system is the primary determinant of behavior , either by socializing the actor with respect to a particu- lar set of norms and values or by exercising constraints on the actor ...
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... natures of social institu- tions are determined principally by the self - interest and relative power of individual ... nature of the institution and its objectives in order to reflect significant changes in interest and power . A ...
... natures of social institu- tions are determined principally by the self - interest and relative power of individual ... nature of the institution and its objectives in order to reflect significant changes in interest and power . A ...
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... nature of international political change . The need for a better understanding of political change , espe- cially international political change , was well set forth by Wilbert Moore in the latest edition of the International ...
... nature of international political change . The need for a better understanding of political change , espe- cially international political change , was well set forth by Wilbert Moore in the latest edition of the International ...
Contents
The Nature of International Political Change | 9 |
Stability and Change | 50 |
Growth and Expansion | 106 |
Equilibrium and Decline | 156 |
Hegemonic War and International Change | 186 |
Change and Continuity in World Politics | 211 |
Change and War in the Contemporary World | 231 |
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