The multinational corporation and international production reflect a world in which capital and technology have become increasingly mobile, while labor has remained relatively immobile.
Robert GilpinThe opposing tendencies of concentration and spread are of little consequence in the liberal model of political economy.
Robert GilpinLiberal economists conceive of societies as black boxes connected by exchange rates; as long as exchange rates are correct, what goes on inside the black box is regarded as not very important.
Robert GilpinI was certain that I was not a Marxist, but I did believe firmly that a connection between economics and politics existed.
Robert Gilpin