1. See J.E. Spero, The Politics of International Economic Relations (New York : St. Martin's Press, 1984), pp. 1-25
2. and Bruno S. Frey , International Political Economics ( Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1984), pp. 1-12.
3. The Chinese have complex views about dependency associated with major trading partners. Although they welcome trade, investment and technology transfer, they are often quick to suspect that they are not getting just benefits. As one analyst noted, to sustain the interest and concern of the one on whom they are dependent, they may feel the need to be provocative. See Lucian Pye, Chinese Negotiating Style (Santa Monica, CA: The Rand Corporation, 1982) pp. 48-9.
4. See Albert O. Hirschman , National Power and the Structure of Foreign Trade (Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1945), pp. 3-81.