POLI 351 Study Guide - Economic Nationalism, Big Stick Ideology, Rational Choice Theory
12 Dec 2012
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Germany embarked on war for expansion, focusing on mittel europa. Fischer: war was an intentional act as a means of stability amongst the elites. There was an elite few who could formulate policy without any form of oversight. War aims prove wars was an intentional calculation: fischer highlights for us is that there are specifically political considerations that need to be accounted for relating back to the institutions of the state. Calleo tries to account for the timing economic development ties into the interests of the economic elite late industrializers more likely to have a poli/economic system that lends itself to war. Both groups now start to push for formation of cartels and both groups begin to lobby government for counter siclical economic measures (establishment of quotas, tariffs, protectionism), wanta policy to dump products on other nations. Cartels: agreement among firms about production, prices and marketing.
