ences ▁the ▁distribution ▁of ▁invest ment , ▁thus ▁protect ing ▁national ▁indust ries . ▁ ▁International ▁institutions ▁ ▁Real ists ▁with ▁their ▁focus ▁on ▁power ▁and ▁the ▁struggle ▁for ▁surv ival ▁in ▁an ▁an arch ical ▁world , ▁critic ize ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁international ▁institutions ▁that ▁govern ▁the ▁world ▁economy , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁World ▁Bank , ▁World ▁Trade ▁Organ ization ▁( W TO ), ▁EU , ▁and ▁the ▁International ▁Mon et ary ▁Fund ▁( IM F ). ▁ ▁Sch ol ars ▁argue ▁that ▁the ▁influence ▁ex ert ed ▁by ▁international ▁institutions ▁is ▁dependent ▁upon ▁the ▁states ▁that ▁form ▁part ▁of ▁them , ▁and ▁therefore ▁international ▁institutions ▁have ▁little ▁independent ▁impact . ▁According ly , ▁the ▁real ist ▁school ▁emphas ises ▁the ▁impact ▁of ▁state ▁power ▁over ▁the ▁strength ▁of ▁the ▁institution ▁per ▁se . ▁ ▁Liberal ism ▁ ▁The ▁liberal ▁tradition ▁consists ▁of ▁two ▁schools ▁of ▁thought ▁on ▁the ▁causes ▁of ▁peace , ▁one ▁emphas ises ▁representative ▁government ▁and ▁international ▁institutions ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁advoc ates ▁global ▁mark ets ▁and ▁economic ▁development . ▁ ▁Liberal ism ▁traces ▁back ▁to ▁Im manuel ▁Kant . ▁Kant ian ▁Liberal ism ▁pos its ▁that ▁dem ocracy , ▁economic ▁inter dep end ence ▁and ▁international ▁organis ations ▁are ▁optimal ▁solutions ▁for ▁reducing ▁the ▁inc idence ▁of ▁conflict . ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁individual ▁factors , ▁which ▁lead ▁to ▁a ▁more ▁peace ful ▁world , ▁but ▁rather ▁all ▁three ▁elements ▁working ▁in ▁conj unction , ▁which ▁elimin ates ▁conflict . ▁ ▁One al ▁and ▁Rus sett ' s ▁(