Steve Chan

China, the US and the Power-Transition Theory (eBook, PDF)

A Critique

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This volume analyzes the extent of ongoing power shifts among the leading powers, exploring the portents for their future growth, and seeking indicators of their relative commitment to the existing international order.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. September 2007
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134069835
• Artikelnr.: 43070487

Autorenporträt

Steve Chan is currently the department chair and professor of political science at the University of Colorado, Boulder.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: The Basic Arguments 2. Power Scores and the Identity of
Central Contenders 3. Revisionist Impulse and the Incumbent's Strategic
Selection 4. Imperial Overstretch and Loss Aversion as Sources of War 5.
Preventive War and Alternative Responses to Decline 6. Appeasement and the
Distribution of Benefits 7. Conundra of Containment and Engagement 8.
Managing the Hegemon: In Lieu of Frontal Confrontation 9. Extended
Deterrence and the Logic of Selection 10. Conclusion: Theoretical and
Policy Implications