Foreign Policy and Interdependence in Gaullist France / / Edward Morse.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1931-1979
• VerfasserIn: Morse, Edward,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2015]; ©1973
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: Center for International Studies, Princeton University ; 1366
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (352 p.)

French foreign policy in the 1960's seemed unique because it was dominated by the anachronistic ideals of Charles de Gaulle. Edward L. Morse argues that in fact the foreign policies of all highly modernized states are so similar that they can be described and explained by a general theory of interdependence. He uses France as a case study of his theory, and shows that what makes French foreign policy in this period so fascinating is the way in which the behavior of the President brought into sharp focus the problems interdependence poses for nation-states.The book is divided into two parts. The first develops the theory of the conduct of foreign policy in any highly modernized society. The second part tests the theory by examining such characteristics of French foreign policy as: the erosion of the distinction between foreign and domestic affairs; the constraints put on foreign policy by the growth of international economic interdependence, which has also affected the autonomy of decision-making in a purely national context; the increased importance of foreign economic policy; the questioning of governmental priorities in foreign affairs; and the emergence of crisis management and manipulation as part of the routine procedures of foreign policy operations. Edward L. Morse's work is valuable both for the theory it offers and because it gives a balanced view of foreign policy in an important period in recent French history.Originally published in 1973.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- TABLES. FIGURES -- PREFACE -- I. MODERNIZATION AND INTERNATIONAL POLITICS A THEORETICAL ANALYSIS -- Introduction -- 1. The Transformation of Foreign Policies -- 2. Interdependencies among the Industrialized Western States -- II. FRANCE AND THE PROBLEM OF INDEPENDENCE IN AN INTERDEPENDENT WORLD -- Introduction -- 3. Limitations on Gaullist Foreign Policy -- 4. Welfare Versus Warfare: Defense Autonomy and the Dilemma of Insufficient Resources -- 5. Foreign Economic Policy and the Reform of the International Monetary System -- 6. Crisis Diplomacy: Manipulating Interdependence in the EEC -- 7. Domestic Exigencies and International Constraints -- 8. Conclusions -- Index