The Political Consequences of Economic Dependence

Abstract

This analysis attempts to examine the ability of one nation to induce other nations to follow lines of policy which they might otherwise not pursue, as a result of their economic dependence on the former. To explore this relationship between economic dependence and political compliance, this study focuses on U.S. and Soviet economic exchanges with 24 nations as they relate to estimates of compliance. Moreover, this study develops a model for examining the relationship between dependence and compliance for differing categories of issues in order to determine under what situations economic dependence will be most successful in influencing political compliance.