Allies, Adversaries, and International Trade

Joanne Gowa is Professor of Politics at Princeton University. She is the author of Closing the Gold Window: Domestic Politics and the End of Bretton Woods.

• FiguresTablesAcknowledgmentsCh. 1Introduction3Ch. 2Hegemonic Stability Theory: A Critical Review11Ch. 3Allies, Adversaries, and Free Trade31Ch. 4Alliances and Trade: An Empirical Analysis54Ch. 5The Anglo-French Entente79Ch. 6Extensions and Qualifications108Ch. 7Conclusion120Appendix A: List of Alliances123Appendix B: British Import Duties, 1910-11125Bibliography129Index143

"The book is a first-rate contribution ... Gowa provides a novel way of thinking about the determinants of free trade, and compelling evidence that economics and security are intimately linked."--Millennium