Economic Statecraft

By David Allen Baldwin

Book Overview

A nuclear world desperately in need of alternatives to military force demands better understanding of all techniques of statecraft. In this book David Baldwin draws on social power analyses to develop an analytic framework for evaluating such techniques, and uses it to challenge the conventional view that economic tools of foreign policy do not work.

Integrating insights from economics, political science, psychology, philosophy, history, law, and sociology, this comprehensive work discusses not only the utility of economic statecraft but also its morality, legality, and role in the history of international thought. It will help statesmen, scholars, and citizens to evaluate crucial foreign policy choices.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691101752
• ISBN13: 9780691101750
• Release Date: October 1985
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 1.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

A thorough analysis of the correlates of successful santions

Baldwin manages to capture much of the dynamics of sanctions policies in modern international relations. He extracts the theory of statecraft and most clearly defines the role of economics. Finally he considers cases of sanctions and provides a compelling explanation of success or failure. A must read for all students of economics and international relations.