Steve Chan

China, the US and the Power-Transition Theory (eBook, PDF)

A Critique

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

China's growth has called attention to the power-transition theory, which contends that the danger of a major war is the greatest when a rising dissatisfied challenger threatens to overtake a declining satisfied hegemon. The author questions this prevailing view by analyzing the extent of ongoing power shifts among the leading powers.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. September 2007
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134069835
• Artikelnr.: 43070487

Autorenporträt

Steve Chan is currently the department chair and professor of political science at the University of Colorado, Boulder.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: The Basic Arguments 2. Power Scores and the Identity of
Central Contenders 3. Revisionist Impulse and the Incumbent's Strategic
Selection 4. Imperial Overstretch and Loss Aversion as Sources of War 5.
Preventive War and Alternative Responses to Decline 6. Appeasement and the
Distribution of Benefits 7. Conundra of Containment and Engagement 8.
Managing the Hegemon: In Lieu of Frontal Confrontation 9. Extended
Deterrence and the Logic of Selection 10. Conclusion: Theoretical and
Policy Implications