Pathways after Empire - National Identity and Foreign Economic Policy in the Post-Soviet World (Paperback)

This book explores how culture shapes foreign economic policy in post-Soviet states. After the Soviet empire fragmented, some of the newly emerged nations directed their economic activities primarily toward Russia and other former republics, while others turned sharply away from the Soviet bloc. Taking a constructivist approach, Andrei P. Tsygankov explains the striking variation by making the original argument that a new state's strength of national identity shapes its foreign economic policy. The stronger the identity, the more likely the new state was to shift away from the empire. Drawing on detailed case studies of Latvia, Ukraine, and Belarus, the author demonstrates how the Baltic nations, with a strong sense of identity, chose to deal with Russia and other ex-Soviet nations on a strictly bilateral basis and entered preferential arrangements with European countries. Ukraine, with moderate identity strength, pursued active economic relations with both Russia and Europe. Finally, Belarus, with a relatively weak identity, pursued an effort to reintegrate with Russia at the expense of developing ties with Europe. Employing a range of both qualitative and quantitative analysis, this study brings a national identity perspective into the forefront of international political economy theory.

General

Imprint:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	The New International Relations of Europe
Release date:	December 2001
First published:	December 2001
Authors:	Andrei P. Tsygankov
Dimensions:	228 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	254
ISBN-13:	978-0-7425-1673-1
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Political economy Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Business & Economics > Economics > International economics > General
LSN:	0-7425-1673-3
Barcode:	9780742516731

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