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Why do countries differ so greatly in their patterns of political cleavage and coalition? Extending some basic findings of economic theories of international trade, Ronald Rogowski suggests a startling new answer. Testing his hypothesis chiefly against the evidence of the last century and a half, but extending it also to the ancient world and the sixteenth century, he finds a surprising degree of confirmation and some intriguing exceptions.

International relations. Foreign policy --- Foreign trade. International trade --- Coalitions --- International trade --- Political stability --- World politics. --- History. --- Political aspects --- World politics --- Colonialism --- Global politics --- International politics --- Political history --- Political science --- World history --- Eastern question --- Geopolitics --- International organization --- International relations --- Destabilization (Political science) --- Political instability --- Stability, Political --- Consensus (Social sciences) --- Legitimacy of governments --- External trade --- Foreign commerce --- Foreign trade --- Global commerce --- Global trade --- Trade, International --- World trade --- Commerce --- International economic relations --- Non-traded goods --- Coalition (Social sciences) --- Social groups --- History --- Political aspects&delete& --- Argentina: in interwar period. --- Australia: in interwar period. --- Bates, Robert. --- Bismarck, Otto von. --- Canada: in interwar period. --- Corinth. --- El Salvador. --- European Community. --- Germany, East. --- Greece, ancient. --- Hinton, William. --- Iran, in postwar period. --- Islam, sources of rise. --- Japan: in interwar period. --- Kenya. --- Kindleberger, Charles. --- Learner, Edward. --- Leontieff paradox. --- Moore, Barrington, Jr. --- Myint, Hla. --- Nelson, Joan. --- Olson, Mancur. --- Philippines. --- Pirenne thesis. --- Roman Empire. --- Sparta. --- Vichy regime. --- class conflict. --- factor mobility. --- fascism. --- human capital. --- socialism. --- Economic policy. --- International trade. --- Política económica. --- Comercio internacional. --- Economic nationalism --- Economic planning --- National planning --- State planning --- Economics --- Planning --- National security --- Social policy