Interests and international relations trajectories

Vol. 31 No. 5 (2011)

Dec / 2011
Published December 1, 2011
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How to Cite

Coelho, Jaime Cesar. 2011. “Interests and International Relations Trajectories: The US and the Global Finances in a Context of Crises and Transition.”. Brazilian Journal of Political Economy 31 (5):771-93. https://centrodeeconomiapolitica.org.br/repojs/index.php/journal/article/view/384.

Interests and international relations trajectories

the US and the global finances in a context of crises and transition.

Jaime Cesar Coelho
Professor do Departamento de Economia e Relações Internacionais da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina.
Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 31 No. 5 (2011), Dec / 2011, Pages 771-793

Abstract

This paper aims to analyze the elements of continuity and discontinuity in American foreign policy from the nineties. In this regard, it emphasizes the importance of financial issues within the scope of the U.S. government strategies for foreign integration and tries to analyze comparatively the Republicans and Democrats government of the period, ending with some prospective questions concerning the Democratic government of President Obama in the context of international economic crisis.

JEL Classification: F50.


Keywords: U.S.A foreign policy international financial reform crisis transition