Substitution Is in the Variance: Resources and Foreign Policy Choice
David H. Clark,
Timothy Nordstrom and
William Reed
American Journal of Political Science, 2008, vol. 52, issue 4, 763-773
Abstract:
This article argues that foreign policy substitution arises as a result of the costs of foreign policies relative to state resources. States with few resources are constrained in foreign policy choice compared to states with an abundance of resources. As a result, states with few resources will, on average, select, lower‐cost policies than will resource‐rich states. Resource‐rich states, by virtue of their abundant resources, have greater discretion over policy choice and thus behave less uniformly than do resource‐poor states. Our empirical results provide evidence of this and support the argument that substitution is in the variance.
Date: 2008
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