Trading Blocs: States, Firms, and Regions in the World Economy
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- Synopsis
- Examining the domestic factors that underlie the creation of trading blocs, Chase (political science, Tufts U.) finds that businesses in industries with large returns to scale have been key forces in the emergence of trading blocs, especially in those cases in which they carry political clout. His study of the creation and impact of trading blocs examines the interwar cases of Japan, Britain, and Germany; the US from 1922 to 1967; the European Union; the North American Free Trade Agreement; and Japan in the 1980s and 90s. Beyond establishing the thesis of the significance of economies of scale on bloc formation, the book is concerned with the questions of the impact of trading blocks on the multilateral integration of the world economy and on economic, political, and military conflict and cooperation between regions. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
- Copyright:
- 2005
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9780472022892
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780472069064, 9780472099061
- Publisher:
- The University of Michigan Press
- Date of Addition:
- 02/09/12
- Copyrighted By:
- The University of Michigan
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Business and Finance, Politics and Government
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.