Economic and Military Position of the Regional Power Centers

Bibliographic Data

ID4833267
AuthorsRaimo Väyrynen (0000-0002-9193-9667, University of Helsinki, corresponding author)
Year1979
Volume16
Issue4
Pages349-369
Publication date1979-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Peace Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-3433 • E-ISSN: 1460-3578
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/002234337901600405
OpenAlexW1994529305
LanguageEN
Citations received13
References cited6

The emergence of the regional power centers in the Third World is a manifestation of the unequal development of the international system. The domestic development of these centers is usually based on a close alliance between the state and the economic sector; and, varying from one state to another, on export of raw materials, on the substitution of imports and finally on the promotion of exports of goods and capital. In the last phase the external expansion of the regional centers is highly visible; they tend to create regional spheres of influence based on a multitude of economic, political, and military ties. Regional power centers today are cementing their regional spheres by military expansion, in turn greatly facilitated by the establishment of domestic capacity to produce conventional and even nuclear weapons. A strong military capability is an important characteristic of the regional centers. 'Mature' centers are relatively stable in political and economic terms, while the emerging enters tend to be more unstable, as the ase of Iran indicates. Other centers investigated in the article are Brazil, Venezuela, Nigeria, South Africa, and India

Business · Economic growth · Economic power · Economics · International trade · Multitude · Political science · Politics · Position (finance) · Power (physics) · Promotion (chess) · State (computer science) · Economic Sanctions and International Relations · Global Energy Security and Policy

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