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A New Liberalism -- Rationalism
I.
The 70s
– the historical perspective on the neo-liberalism
A. Oil Politics – OPEC
B. Bretton Woods collapses
C. Détente
D. Globalization of the economy -- interdependence
II. Neo-liberalism
A. Complex Interdependence (Keohane & Nye)
1. Interdependence
– mutual interests & interconnectedness
2. relevance of non-state actors
 sub-state actors
 bureaucracy
 interest groups
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 international organizations
 international governmental orgns
 international non-governmental orgns
NGOs
 multinational (transnational) corporations
3. Issue Areas & non-fungible power
 economics vs. military
 fungible means that you can shift power
from one issue area to another. Nonfungible means that you can not shift
power from one issue area to another.
4. Security is not the dominant goal
B. Liberal Roots
1. International Society
Rules
2. Kant
a. Reason – human rationality
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b. International politics is only the appearance of
the relations between states
i. international society
ii. states are not individuals
iii. reason and international society
 the role of learning
 progress through learning
3. Overview of Liberalism
A. rational actors – reason
B. state of nature – cooperative
C. international society
III. Cooperation, Coordination, and International Goods
A. International Goods
1. Tangible goods – traded goods
2. Intangible goods -- peace, economic stability
3. International “bad” goods – acid rain, pollution
crossing boundaries (externalities)
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B. Types of Goods
1. Private goods – commonly bought & sold
a. rivalness
b. excludability
c. examples – radio frequencies, land
(divisible & marketable)
property rights
2. Public goods
a. non-rival
b. non-excludable
c. examples – light house, national defense
problem of underproduction
free-rider problem
3. Common Property Goods
a. Rival
b. Non-excludable
c. Examples – ocean resources (fisheries)
Problem of over-consumption
Tragedy of the Commons
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4. Coordination Goods
a. non-rival
b. excludable
c. examples
– international standards, radio
frequencies, postal regulations,
international wattages
– Problem of determining standards
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IV. Collective Action Problems
A. Free-rider problems – public goods
B. Common property problems
C. Externalities
V.
Solving Collective Action Problems
A. Entrepreneurs & Hegemons
B. International Organizations & Institutions
C. Bargaining – mutual interest
D. Repeated Interaction
– costs of not cooperating rise over time
VI. Overview of dominant IR theories
Show overhead from Knutsen p. 258
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