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Economic diplomacy, narrowly defined, is concerned with international economic policy questions, such as how to preserve global financial stability without indefensible levels of youth unemployment and unmanageable levels of wholly defensible levels of civil unrest; and how to stimulate economic growth, particularly in the poorest countries, while arresting or at least slowing down climate change. Commercial diplomacy, on the other hand, consists mainly of assistance to the promotion of exports and foreign direct investment (FDI), and access to raw materials. This chapter will show how modern diplomacy was influenced by commerce from its earliest days, but how the priority given to economic as well as commercial diplomacy has risen more in recent years. What is the role of foreign ministries and especially embassies in this work, and how are the latter set up to cope with its varied demands? These are the questions guiding the remainder of the chapter. |
