Economic Interdependence and the First World War

Economic Interdependence and the First World War Erik Gartzke Yonatan Lupu DRAFTF ebruary 5, 2011 AbstractThe First World War is generally viewed by both advocates and critics of liberal theory asthe quintessential example of a failure of Economic integration to maintain international unanimity belies the fact that the war had its origins in the least integrated portion ofEurope ( , the Balkans), and only later migrated westward through a complex set of alliancecommitments. Crises among the interdependent states of Western Europe in the decades leadingup to World War I were generally resolved without bloodshed, while conflicts in the autarkicEast regularly escalated to militarized violence. Had globalization pervaded Eastern Europe, orthe West been less locked into events in the East, Europe might have avoided a Great War. The authors wish to thank Mariano Bertucci, Eric Hamilton, Jack Levy and Arthur Stein for helpful commentsand suggestions.

Economic Interdependence and the First World War Erik Gartzkey Yonatan Lupuz DRAFT February 5, 2011 Abstract The First World War is generally viewed by both advocates and critics of liberal theory as

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