Showing papers on "Economic interdependence published in 1974"

Foreign Policy and Interdependence in Gaullist France

Abstract: French foreign policy in the 1960's seemed unique because it was dominated by the anachronistic ideals of Charles de Gaulle. Edward L. Morse argues that in fact the foreign policies of all highly modernized states are so similar that they can be described and explained by a general theory of interdependence. He uses France as a case study of his theory, and shows that what makes French foreign policy in this period so fascinating is the way in which the behavior of the President brought into sharp focus the problems interdependence poses for nation-states. The book is divided into two parts. The first develops the theory of the conduct of foreign policy in any highly modernized society. The second part tests the theory by examining such characteristics of French foreign policy as: the erosion of the distinction between foreign and domestic affairs; the constraints put on foreign policy by the growth of international economic interdependence, which has also affected the autonomy of decision-making in a purely national context; the increased importance of foreign economic policy; the questioning of governmental priorities in foreign affairs; and the emergence of crisis management and manipulation as part of the routine procedures of foreign policy operations. Edward L. Morse's work is valuable both for the theory it offers and because it gives a balanced view of foreign policy in an important period in recent French history. Originally published in 1973. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Desmos: A Model for the Coordination of Economic Policies in the EEC Countries

Abstract: Since the war the extremely rapid and sustained increase in the volume of international transactions has dramatically_increased the economic interdependence of countries. This has resulted in a sharply perceived need for better coordination of economic policies. In spite of the progress of international cooperation it cannot be said that this need has been answered. Par.t of the problem, we believe, is its complexity. It is difficult to agree to a set of coordinated measures when the gains achieved through coordination are only dimly perceived. Policy coordination is typically one of the economic problems whose complexity is such that ad hoe reasoning cannot grasp it adequately, so that an econometric model is needed to make sense of the multiple interactions involved. Perhaps in no region has the need for better coordination of economic policies been as sharply perceived as in the EEC; in no region has the inadequacy of coordination attempts been so strongly criticized. It was natural therefore to try to construct a model which might help readers to understand the interaction of policies and economic development in the EEC.

Desmos: A Model for the Coordination of Economic Policies in the EEC Countries

Abstract: Since the war the extremely rapid and sustained increase in the volume of international transactions has dramatically_increased the economic interdependence of countries. This has resulted in a sharply perceived need for better coordination of economic policies. In spite of the progress of international cooperation it cannot be said that this need has been answered. Par.t of the problem, we believe, is its complexity. It is difficult to agree to a set of coordinated measures when the gains achieved through coordination are only dimly perceived. Policy coordination is typically one of the economic problems whose complexity is such that ad hoe reasoning cannot grasp it adequately, so that an econometric model is needed to make sense of the multiple interactions involved. Perhaps in no region has the need for better coordination of economic policies been as sharply perceived as in the EEC; in no region has the inadequacy of coordination attempts been so strongly criticized. It was natural therefore to try to construct a model which might help readers to understand the interaction of policies and economic development in the EEC.