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Best Handbook on International Political Economy
Handbook on International Political Economy
By:"Ralph Pettman"
Published on 2012-03-27 by World Scientific
International political economy (IPE) is a highly complex discipline, drawing not only from the fields of politics and economics, but also those as varied as philosophy, history and anthropology. Now widely accepted as a key dimension to contemporary world affairs, it is no longer possible to talk about international relations without talking about production and distribution, finance and investment, as well as consumption and trade. To ensure that our understanding of these topics is relevant to today's world, there is a constant need to revisit and challenge what is known about these topics. Besides being a comprehensive account of international political economy for academic study, this extensive collection also highlights salient issues that scholars, analysts and state leaders are most concerned with in today's world. Amongst these are issues concerning the rise of China and India as new economic superpowers, stability in the EU's political economy, the viability of the existing multilateral system of global trade, recent financial crises, as well as the impact of globalisation and marketisation on the world's workers and our physical environment. With contributions from prominent academics such as Susan K Sell (George Washington University, D.C.) and Geoffrey Blainey (Professor Emeritus, University of Melbourne), this volume makes for both a stimulating and thought-provoking read. Contents:Introduction:International Political Economy: Competing Analyses (Ralph Pettman)From Political Economy to International Political Economics (Hana Sabanovic and Sally Trethewie)The Industrial “Revolution” and its Aftermath: The British, US and Japanese Empires (Geoffrey Blainey)Global Economic Governance (John Langmore and Shaun Fitzgerald)Global Production:Global Production: An Overview (Kate Macdonald)The Rise of China and India (Pradeep Taneja)Europe's Political Economy: The Search For Stability (Philomena Murray)Global Trade:Global Trade: An Overview (Ralph Pettman)A Multilateral System (Stephen Woolcock)GATT and the WTO (Susan K Sell)Containerisation (Lance Hoovestal)Global Finance:Global Finance: An Overview (Mark Triffitt)The International Monetary Fund (Nidhi Dutt)Corruption and Financial Crises (Leslie Holmes)Globalisation and the North/South Divide:Globalisation and the North/South Divide: An Overview (Thomas W D Davis)Corporations (John Mikler)The World's Workers (Verity Burgmann)Globalisation and the Male/Female Divide:Globalisation and the Male/Female Divide: An Overview (Sheila Jeffreys)Production/Reproduction (Meagan Tyler)The Global Environment:The Global Environment: An Overview (Loren R Cass)Resources (Gerry Nagtzaam)Pollution (José Pablo Zambrano Ramírez)Global Capitalism and Climate Change (Hans A Baer)Conclusion: The Cycle-of-Knowing (Ralph Pettman) Readership: Graduate students and researchers in the area of international political economy, political and economic analysts, policymakers. Keywords:Political Economy;International Political Economy;Industrial Revolution;Liberal Capitalism;Markets;Production;Consumption;Trade;Finance;Globalization;Work;North/South;Gender;EnvironmentKey Features:Comprises discussion and explanation of current issues using the concepts of political economyA coherent collection of chapters from various traditional disciplinesCritical (and provocative) stance adopted by a unique collection of expert and engaged authorsReviews: “This collection of original essays, stressing perspectives on international political economy that tend to be marginalised in mainstream discourse, represents a refreshing addition to current debates about the nature and purpose of IPE. For anyone interested in understanding the field of study in its entirety, this book is essential reading.” Benjamin J Cohen Louis G Lancaster Professor of International Political Economy University of California, Santa Barbara “Newcomers to the field of international political economy and seasoned professionals alike will find this Handbook to be a gem in the rough of academic literature. As skilful guides, the contributing authors neatly present the major approaches to this discipline and ground them in diverse contexts.” James H Mittelman University Professor of International Studies American University “This reference collection goes well beyond the standard treatments. While covering the fundamental areas of IPE, the chapters manage to merge theoretical sophistication with clear language and a special focus on issues of immediate relevance. This is surely the most interesting and topical of the current set of IPE reference works.” Robert A Denemark Associate Professor of Political Science & International Relations University of Delaware
This Book was ranked 14 by Google Books for keyword introduction to international political economy.
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