Robert Gilpin

"One of the principal functions of war, and particularly... hegemonic war, is to determine the international hierarchy of prestige and thereby determine which states will in effect govern the internati…"

"A market is not politically neutral; its existence creates economic power which one actor can use against another."

"The parallel existence and mutual interaction of "state" and "market" in the modern world create "political economy"; without both state and market there could be no political economy."

"One reason for the primacy of the market in shaping the modern world is that it forces a reorganization of society in order to make the market work properly . When a market comes into existence, as Ma…"

"The clustering of technological innovation in time and space helps explain both the uneven growth among nations and the rise and decline of hegemonic powers."

"There is a pressing need to integrate the study of international economics with the study of international politics to deepen our comprehension of the forces at work in the world."

"In many societies the domestic social costs of adjustment to changing patterns of comparative advantage are believed to outweigh the advantages of further trade liberalization."

"Through exploitation of its influence over global financial affairs, the United States has been able to cover the costs of its hegemonic position, preserve a false domestic prosperity, and mask the co…"