Comprehension Quote by Robert Gilpin

“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.”

Robert Gilpin

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The historical record suggests that the transition to to a new hegemon has always been attended by what I have elsewhere called hegemonic war.

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The multinational corporation and international production reflect a world in which capital and technology have become increasingly mobile, while labor has remained relatively immobile.

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A prolonged and massive increase in aggregate wealth per capita has taken place over several centuries.

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In short, the elimination of the financial legacy of Reaganomics could force the United States to make some exceptionally difficult choices indeed.

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