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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewGent and Crescenzi develop an innovative theory of market power politics to explain contemporary territorial disputes as property rights disputes. Their approach helps resolve the puzzling behavior of territorial expansionism in an age where economic interdependence and international institutions are expected to mute or eliminate territorial conflict. * Cameron G. Thies, Arizona State University *
This book provides strong evidence that territorial disputes are not going away. Gent and Crescenzi explain why states like China and Russia continue to press expansionist territorial claims while fully integrated in the world economy. Providing a cutting-edge explanation of property rights and market power politics, the authors address the puzzle of why states are sometimes territorially aggressive and other times constrained by economic interdependence and institutions. The book challenges scholars and policy makers to think more creatively about conflict and resolution of territorial disputes. * Krista E. Wiegand, University of Tennessee *
Table of ContentsList of Figures List of Tables Preface Abbreviations 1. Introduction PART ONE: A THEORY OF MARKET POWER POLITICS 2. Markets, Institutions, and Property Rights Disputes 3. Market Power, War, and Strategic Delay PART TWO: MARKET POWER POLITICS IN COMMODITY MARKETS 4. Empirical Cases 5. Iraq: Fighting for Market Power 6. Russia: Cornering the Gas Market 7. China: Capturing Seabed Resources 8. Conclusion Bibliography
