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THE GROWNING INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES OF THE AMERICAN STATES 1
Author(s) -
Conlan Timothy J.,
Sager Michelle A.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
review of policy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.832
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1541-1338
pISSN - 1541-132X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1541-1338.2001.tb00192.x
Subject(s) - state (computer science) , competition (biology) , promotion (chess) , modernization theory , limiting , government (linguistics) , international relations , international market , political science , politics , international trade , economics , economic growth , mechanical engineering , ecology , linguistics , philosophy , engineering , algorithm , computer science , law , biology
This article examines state responses to the changing global economy, by exploring the growth of state international economic activities, variations in these activities, factors promoting and limiting state involvement in international affairs, and implications of these trends for the implementation of state economic development policies. Global economic competition, a changing domestic political and economic landscape, the modernization of state government, and increasingly open international markets have inspired states to increase their international activities. Consequently, dramatic growth in state international activities has occurred in the fields of trade promotion and economic development. Yet, state and local involvement in international affairs has not been universally accepted nor consistently funded.