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INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES IBD

ROUTLEDGE
03 / 2005
9780415375351
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Sinopsis

How and why do countries bargain together in world affairs? Why areásuch coalitions crucial to developing nations? What effects do these blocs have on world affairs? This new studyáasks and answers these key questions, showingáwhy successful coalition buildingáis a difficult and expensive process: allies need to be carefully identified, large numbers do not alwaysámean a proportionate increase in influence. The weak have the choice of teaming up against or jumping on the bandwagon with the strong. Even after it has been organized, collective action entails costs of many kinds. This book also investigates the relevance and workability of coalitions as an instrument of bargaining power for the weak. More specifically,áit analyzes the coalition strategies of developing countries at the inter-state level, particularly in the context of international trade. Given the nature of this enquiry, this new study uses theoretical and empirical methods to complement each other. Through new case-studies of the Uruguay Round and an analytical overview of more recent coalitions, this is an important contribution to international political economy and international relations, where most GATT/WTO-based coalitions have eluded record. This book will be of great interest to all students of international relations, politics and globalization.

PVP
88,08