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1 online resource (607 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Part I Perspectives on International Political Economy; Chapter 1 What Is International Political Economy?; The Darkness on the Edge of Town; The What, Why, and How of International Political Economy; Putting the Pieces Together: Globalization, the Financial Crisis, and State-Market-Societal Relations; Prelude and Conclusion; Key Terms; Discussion Questions; Suggested Readings; Notes; Chapter 2 Laissez-Faire: The Economic Liberal Perspective; Roots of the Economic Liberal Perspective |
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The Transformation of Liberal Ideas and PoliciesBritain's Corn Laws; John Stuart Mill and the Evolution of the Liberal Perspective; John Maynard Keynes and the Great Depression; The Resurgence of Classical Liberalism; Reagan, Thatcher, and the Neoliberals; The 1990s and 2000s: Neoliberalism and Globalization Under Attack; Ordoliberalism and the Social Market Economy; Conclusion; Key Terms; Discussion Questions; Suggested Readings; Notes; Chapter 3 Wealth and Power: The Mercantilist Perspective; Mercantilism as History and Philosophy; The Entrenchment of Neomercantilism |
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LDC Neomercantilist PoliciesNeomercantilist Policies Today; China vs. UNOCAL; The Struggle over Rare Earths; Conclusion; Key Terms; Discussion Questions; Suggested Readings; Notes; Chapter 4 Economic Determinism and Exploitation: The Structuralist Perspective; Feudalism, Capitalism, Socialism-Marx's Theory of History; Some Specific Contributions of Marx to Structuralism; Noam Chomsky and the Power of Ideology; Lenin and International Capitalism; Imperialism and Global World Orders; Equality or Austerity? Political-Economic Lessons from the Great Recession; Conclusion; Key Terms |
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Discussion QuestionsSuggested Readings; Notes; Chapter 5 Alternative Perspectives on International Political Economy; Constructivism; Landmines; Feminist Contributions to IPE; Smuggling in Senegal: Gender and Trade Policy; Conclusion; Key Terms; Discussion Questions; Suggested Readings; Notes; Part II Structures of International Political Economy; Chapter 6 The Production and Trade Structure; Global Production; International Trade; The Three Perspectives on International Trade; The Vocabulary of International Trade Policy; GATT and the Liberal Postwar Trade Structure; Regional Trade Blocs |
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ConclusionKey Terms; Discussion Questions; Suggested Readings; Notes; Chapter 7 The International Monetary and Finance Structure; A Primer on Foreign Exchange; Three Foreign Exchange Rate Systems; The IMF and the Balance of Payments; The Global Financial Crisis: The U.S. Dollar Goes Wobbly; The Tangled Web of China's Currency Manipulation; Structural Management and Alternative Reserve Currencies; Conclusion; Key Terms; Discussion Questions; Suggested Readings; Notes; Chapter 8 International Debt and Financial Crises; Debt and Its Ramifications; The Debt Crises of the 1980s and Early 1990s |
| Summary |
This text surveys the theories, institutions, and relationships that characterize IPE and highlights them in a diverse range of regional and transnational issues. The bestseller in the field, Introduction to International Political Economy positions students to critically evaluate the global economy and to appreciate the personal impact of political, economic, and social forces |
| Notes |
The Asian Financial Crisis |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
International economic relations.
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International economic relations
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Dillman, Bradford
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| ISBN |
9781315663838 |
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131566383X |
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