Featuring carefully edited
contributions from an impressive line-up of international scholars, Global Political
Economy, Third Edition, is an authoritative introduction that combines coverage of history
and theoretical approaches with contemporary issues and debates.
The expert contributors offer a diverse
range of perspectives and insights into the relevance of global political economy within
international relations.
Fully up-to-date, the third edition features
substantially revised chapters that reflect the latest developments in global political
economy, particularly the events and outcomes of the 2008 financial crisis. The text is
enhanced by pedagogical features and a two-color design.
A Companion
Website offers resources for students (a flashcard glossary, a timeline, and
links) and instructors (PowerPoint-based slides, case studies, and figures and tables from
the book).
Table of Contents
1 The study of global political economy
3
2 Collaboration and coordination in the global political economy
28
3 The domestic sources of foreign economic policies
50
4 The evolution of the global trade regime 87
5 Regionalism 116
6 The evolution of the international monetary and financial system
151
7 The political economy of international financial crises
176
8 The logics of globalization 207
9 Globalization's impact on states 235
10 Globalization and regional international production
263
11 Globalization, poverty, and inequality 291
12 Globalization and development in the south
317
13 Globalization and civil society 344
14 Globalization and the environment 370
560 pages, Paperback