Will, Skill and Reputation

Abstract

Knorr, it will be recalled, suggests that economic strength can only be transformed into potential economic power if the states in question possess certain relevant non-economic attributes, in particular, the will to use such strength in diplomatic negotiations, the skill to exert it, and the reputation for its successful employment. Let us consider in turn the British and South African governments over the central post-war period with a view to seeing in what manner and to what degree they measured up to these requirements.