Economic interdependence and international interactions

The Impact of Country Size on Political Conflict and Cooperation

Bibliographic Data

ID6234640
AuthorsYuan‐ching Chang (0000-0001-7625-606X, Chinese Culture University, corresponding author)
Year2004
Volume39
Issue3
Pages605-623
Publication date2004-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAustralian Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1036-1146 • E-ISSN: 1363-030X
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/103614042000295174
OpenAlexW1975909709
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited44

The trade–conflict model claims that one state, designated as the ‘actor’, is deterred from initiating conflict against a trading partner, designated as the ‘target’, for fear of losing the welfare gains associated with trade. This article extends the trade–conflict model to examine the effect of country size on the trade gains among countries. We derive three propositions with regard to international interactions that pertain to the links between trade, conflict and country size. These hypotheses all imply that a country with an improvement in its terms of trade with a large country will decrease conflict more than it would with an improvement in its terms of trade with a small country. A 30‐country sample from the Conflict and Peace Data Bank (COPDAB) is used for empirical tests. The empirical analyses support the derived hypotheses. The model predicts that a country's ability to influence domestic consumption in a trading partner is an important determinant of international interactions

Consumption (sociology · Economic interdependence · Economics · International conflict · International economics · International relations · International trade · Market economy · Political science · Politics · Sample (material · Sociology · Trade barrier · Welfare · International Development and Aid · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Political Conflict and Governance

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