During the 1990s, literature on the international political economy was dominated by the idea of globalization. ... Whether or not such developments are good or bad is a topic of ongoing political debate. ... Similarly, the nineteenth century proved to be an era of increased international commerce, triggered by the industrial revolution but, in the 1930s, this economic expansion was reversed as political turmoil created the Great Depression. ... In being able to choose how much liberalization to allow, governments are responding to a variety of factors and politics. ... From a political perspe...

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