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Bei traditionellen Definitionen von Merkantilismus steht die protektionistische Handelspolitik im Mittelpunkt. Eine allgemeinere Definition, der die Keynesianische und Post-Keynesianische Literatur zugrunde liegt, umfaßt makroökonomische, monetäre und Handelskomponenten des Merkantilismus. Handelspolitik ist weder eine notwendige noch ausreichende Bedingung für internationale Stabilität. Die Auswirkungen merkantilistischer Politik sind andere in einem hegemonistischen als in einem interdependent, oligopolistischen System. Schließlich liefert die Interaktion von Merkantilismus und internationalem System den Rahmen für die Bewertung der US-Dollarentwicklung in letzter Zeit. (SWP-Bmt)

While the threat and use of force remain elements or even possibilities in world affairs, the political importance of the defence industries will be substantial. Defence industries must be viewed as significant because of the contribution that they make to allowing states to deter attack and to use force. But they also have an economic and technological significance. In the UK, France and the US, defence equipment represents about 10 per cent of total manufacturing output. Equipment orders from home and abroad provide employment for around 500,000 people in the UK, at least 300,000 in France, and over two million in the US. The US Department of Defence, the Pentagon, employs 134,000 people just to procure equipment worth about $130 billion involving 15 million contracts a year. Defence equipment is big business and is particularly important today in the aerospace, electronics and shipbuilding sectors. Between a quarter and a third of professional technologists and scientists in Britain, France and the US work in the defence sector.

In recent decades, the internationalization of modern states and dealing with national matters has increased markedly. The various forms of multilateral diplomacy are taking on growing importance. Adapted from the source document.

Reviews 5 books on long cycle theory. Discusses briefly 3 cyclical theories of international politics, those of Kondratieff, Modelski and Goldstein. Explores 4 questions about long cycle theories. (GAW)

A First Look at International Political Economy -- Fundamentals of Trade Politics -- Determinants of Trade Politics -- International Trade Law and Institutions -- The Politics of Foreign Direct Investment and Multinational Corporations -- Political Economy of International Finance -- Financial and Currency Crises -- Politics of the Global Environment -- Who Gets Foreign Aid and Why? -- Aid and/or Trade? International Politics and Development -- The Rise of the BRICs and Their Impact on Global Economic Governance

"International Relations: A European Perspective presents the main schools of international relations while underlining the added value of the European approach. Contrary to US or East Asian perspectives, a European viewpoint adopts a critical approach to traditional cleavages. The author demonstrates the added value of a European approach to international relations, taking into account both the shortcomings and achievements found within European history and current European unity. Key themes include: the evolution of state sovereignty, regional cooperation between previous enemies, political impact of economic integration, regimes building, international rule setting, institutionalization of international relations, and the weight of ideas and perceptions by transnational cooperation. This comprehensive assessment takes into consideration every school of international relations critically presented from this original perspective and as such makes the book ideal for courses on international relations."--Publisher description