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.
Robert GilpinThe historical record suggests that the transition to to a new hegemon has always been attended by what I have elsewhere called hegemonic war.
Robert GilpinI was certain that I was not a Marxist, but I did believe firmly that a connection between economics and politics existed.
Robert GilpinTrade is the oldest and most important economic nexus among nations. Indeed, trade along with war ha been central to the evolution of international relations.
Robert Gilpin