Dependence, independence, and interdependence in world politics
Thesis (S.M. and S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Political Science, 2006.
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| author | Mistree, Dinsha (Dinsha Farrokh Allen) |
| author2 | Nazli Choucri. |
| author_facet | Nazli Choucri. Mistree, Dinsha (Dinsha Farrokh Allen) |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/371962019-04-11T11:21:45Z Dependence, independence, and interdependence in world politics Mistree, Dinsha (Dinsha Farrokh Allen) Nazli Choucri. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Political Science. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Political Science. Political Science. Thesis (S.M. and S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Political Science, 2006. Includes bibliographical references (p. 150-156). We implement techniques of graph theory to international trade in order to empirically inspect the international system of trade. Examining macro and submacro levels of the international system of trade from 1962-2003, we find the presence of a Scale-Free Network with a Multiscalar Hierarchy. Such structures are resilient to bottom-up economic collapse, but are susceptible to top-down and horizontal economic failures. Our findings are based upon an especially novel approach for examining submacro systems, applying latent community identification analysis to identify trading communities that are not necessarily formalized or institutionalized as trading blocs. Following this analysis, we examine the role of international institutions in the international trade network, specifically considering macro level institutions for stability solutions and examining the effects of joining a trade bloc. We find evidence that supports the intergovernmentalist framework, whereby certain types of trade blocs seem to succeed while others fail, leading to different results in integration and unification. by Dinsha Mistree. S.M.and S.B. 2007-04-20T15:46:37Z 2007-04-20T15:46:37Z 2006 2006 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/37196 71825747 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 172 p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Political Science. Mistree, Dinsha (Dinsha Farrokh Allen) Dependence, independence, and interdependence in world politics |
| title | Dependence, independence, and interdependence in world politics |
| title_full | Dependence, independence, and interdependence in world politics |
| title_fullStr | Dependence, independence, and interdependence in world politics |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dependence, independence, and interdependence in world politics |
| title_short | Dependence, independence, and interdependence in world politics |
| title_sort | dependence independence and interdependence in world politics |
| topic | Political Science. |
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