Table of Contents

Introduction: Actors and Institutions in the Study of International Politics Part 1: Domestic Politics and Foreign Policy 1. Defending the National Interest 2. US Commercial and Monetary Policy: Unravelling the Paradox of External Strength and Internal Weakness 3. Approaches to the State: Alternative Conceptions and Historical Dynamics 4. Sovereignty: An Institutional Perspective Part 2: International Politics 5. Structural Causes and Regime Consequences: Regimes as Intervening Variables 6. State Power and the Structure of International Trade 7. Global Communications and National Power: Life On the Pareto Frontier Part 3: Sovereignty 8. Sovereignty and Its Discontents 9. Organized Hypocrisy in Nineteenth Century East Asia 10. Sharing Sovereignty: New Institutions For Collapsed and Failing States. Conclusion: Garbage Cans and Policy Streams: How Academic Research Might Affect Foreign Policy

About the Author

Stanford University, USA

Reviews

"Few scholars match Stephen Krasner in incisive analysis of central issues of world politics. These essays make strong arguments without following any party line, and even those who have read them before will benefit from seeing how they fit together." --Robert Jervis, Adlai E. Stevenson Professor of International Affairs, Columbia University "Stephen Krasner is one of the most widely acclaimed scholars of international relations of the past century. This collection features in a single volume his most important and enduring works, along with an integrative introductory essay and a conclusion that reflects on his time in government service. Power, the State, and Sovereignty is a "must have" book for any serious student of international politics." --David Lake, Professor of Political Science, University of California, San Diego