Robert Gilpin - Economic Quotes

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I was certain that I was not a Marxist, but I did believe firmly that a connection between economics and politics existed.

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There is a pressing need to integrate the study of international economics with the study of international politics to deepen our comprehension of the forces at work in the world.

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Both the control of territory and the political domination of one state over another have profound consequences for international economic relations. However... market power or economic power has itself become a principal means by which states seek to organize and manipulate the international division of labor to their own advantage.

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Ultimately... the hierarchy of prestige in an international system rests on economic and military power.

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Trade is the oldest and most important economic nexus among nations. Indeed, trade along with war ha been central to the evolution of international relations.

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The economic success of the Reagan Administration was largely dependent upon the pyramiding of massive debt and the siphoning of capital from the rest of the world.

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A market is not politically neutral; its existence creates economic power which one actor can use against another.

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Through exploitation of its influence over global financial affairs, the United States has been able to cover the costs of its hegemonic position, preserve a false domestic prosperity, and mask the consequences of its relative political and economic decline.

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