La dure réalité du doux commerce : domination, concurrence et échange inégal en Europe

Abstract

The article shows that the theme of the doux commerce went along with the construction of Europe since its inception, and that it has thus contributed to masking the political dimension of the unification and convergence process, in support of the predominance of a pacified and irenic vision of the commercial economy and international trade. In the current context of the Eurozone crisis, the conflictual dimension of competitive processes, their link with the dynamics of international tensions between States, are strongly reassessed.

Keywords

• competition
• Europe
• ideology
• cohesion
• fragmentation
• liberalism