International Trade and Political Conflict
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International Trade and Political Conflict by Michael J Hiscox
This book unveils a potent new approach to one of the oldest debates in political economy--that over whether class conflict or group competition is more prevalent in politics. It goes further than any study to date by outlining the conditions under which one type of political conflict is more likely than the other. Michael Hiscox focuses on a critical issue affecting support for and opposition to free trade--factor mobility, or the ability of those who own a factor of production (land, labor, or capital) to move it from one industry to another. He argues that the types of political coalitions that form in trade politics depend largely on the extent to which factors are mobile between industries. Class coalitions are more likely where factor mobility is high, Hiscox demonstrates, whereas narrow, industry-based coalitions predominate where it is low. The book also breaks new ground by backing up the theory it advances with systematic evidence from the history of trade politics in six nations over the last two centuries, using a combination of case studies and quantitative analysis. It makes fresh conclusions about the forces shaping trade policy outcomes--conclusions that yield surprising insights into the likely evolution of the global trading system and U.S. trade policy in particular. International Trade and Political Conflict is a major contribution to the scholarly literature while being accessible to anyone interested in understanding and predicting developments in trade policy.
Co-Winner of the 2003 William HRiker Book Award
Michael J. Hiscox is the John L. Loeb Associate Professor of the Social Sciences at Harvard University. This book is based on his dissertation, done at Harvard University, which was awarded the Helen Dwight Reid Prize for Best Dissertation in International Relations by the American Political Science Association in 1997.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780691088556 |
| ISBN 10 | 0691088551 |
| Title | International Trade and Political Conflict |
| Author | Michael J Hiscox |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Princeton University Press |
| Year published | 2002-08-25 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Prizes | Joint winner of American Political Science Association Political Economy Section William H. Riker Book Award 2003 |
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