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How The Balance Of Power Conditions International Trade Agreements: A Comparative Case Analysis, Kevin Modlin
How The Balance Of Power Conditions International Trade Agreements: A Comparative Case Analysis, Kevin Modlin
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This dissertation explains how the balance of power influences the incidence of international trade agreements. It shows the interaction of factors from the disciplines of Economics, Politics, and International Relations. Specifically, it shows the influence of the balance of power within three cases of trade agreements. The following cases illustrate how states, when negotiating agreements, respond to power competition. This influence of power within state relations is a social interaction but also one where individual states respond. Some of those responses include trade agreements with other states. Systems influence the decisions of negotiators involved in trade agreements. As the cases …