International Politics Gerard Chretien Professor: Jennifer Dwyer May 2, 2001

The realist perspective on international political economy can be seen in the United States international trade policy with China. The United States being an established world power seeks to further enhance its international role by engaging in trade with another nation, that being China, this reflects the realist main idea that the state occupies center stage in global political affairs.

The United States willingness to engage in the world market signals the idea of self national interest that remind many of the policy followed by European states during the Monarch era. The idea is to maximize your own agenda, at the same token minimize your states possible loss through risky policy engagement. The realist view reflects many of today's policy regarding international trade with China.

On the other end of the spectrum, you have the liberals who soundly......

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Title: Realism Vs. Liberalism
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