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100 1 $aCohn, Theodore H.,$d1940-
245 10 $aGlobal political economy /$cTheodore H. Cohn.
250 $a6th ed.
260 $aBoston :$bPearson Longman,$c©2012.
300 $axviii, 430 pages :$billustrations ;$c23 cm
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504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aPart I. Introduction and overview. Introduction : What is international political economy? -- The IPE theoretical perspectives -- Purposes and themes of this book : Globalization -- North-North relations -- North-South relations -- Focus of this book -- Managing the global economy since World War II : the institutional framework. Global economic relations before World War II : The Mercantilist period -- The Industrial Revolution and British hegemony -- The decline of British hegemony and World War I -- The interwar period -- The institutional framework before World War II -- The functions of the IMF, World Bank, and GATT -- The KIEOs and the United Nations -- The postwar economic institutions and changing North-South relations : The IMF, World Bank, and WTO -- The OECD -- The G10, G5, G7, G8, and G20 -- Postwar economic institutions and the south -- Postwar economic institutions and the centrally planned economies -- Nonstate actors -- The 2008 Global Financial Crisis : a turning point? -- Part II. Theoretical perspectives. The realist perspective. Basic tenets of the realist perspective : The role of the individual, the state, and societal groups -- The nature and purpose of international economic relations -- The relationship between politics and economics -- The causes and effects of globalization -- The Mercantilists -- Realism and the Industrial Revolution -- Realism in the interwar period -- Realism after World War II -- The revival of realist IPE -- Hegemonic stability theory and U.S. Hegemony. What is hegemony? -- What are the strategies and motives of hegemonic states? -- Is hegemony necessary and/or sufficient to produce an open, stable economic system? -- What is the status of U.S. hegemony? -- Realism and North-South relations -- Critique of the realist perspective -- The Liberal perspective. Basic tenets of the liberal perspective : The role of the individual, the state, and societal groups -- The nature and purpose of international economic relations -- The relationship between politics and economics -- The causes and effects of globalization -- Orthodox liberalism -- The influence of John Maynard Keynes -- Liberalism in the postwar period -- A return to orthodox liberalism -- Liberalism and institutions : Interdependence theory -- The liberal approach to cooperation -- Regime theory -- Liberalism, global governance, and regimes -- Liberalism and domestic-international interactions -- Liberalism and North-South relations : Orthodox liberals and North-South relations -- Interventionist liberals and North-South relations -- Critique of the liberal perspective.
505 0 $aCritical perspectives. Basic tenets of historical materialism : The role of the individual, the state, and societal groups -- The nature and purpose of international economic relations -- The relationship between politics and economics -- The causes and effects of globalization -- Early forms of historical materialism : Karl Marx and IPE -- Marxist studies of imperialism -- Dependency theory -- Whither the historical materialist perspective? : World-systems theory -- Neo-Gramscian analysis -- Constructivism -- Feminism -- Environmentalism -- Critique of the critical perspectives -- Part III. The issue areas. International monetary relations : The balance of payments -- Government response to a balance-of-payments deficit : Adjustment measures -- Financing -- Adjustment, financing, and the theoretical perspectives -- The functions and valuation of money -- International monetary relations before Bretton Woods : The classical gold standard (1870s to 1914) -- The interwar Period (1918-1944) -- The formation of the Bretton Woods monetary regime -- The International Monetary Fund -- The functioning of the Bretton Woods monetary regime : the central role of the U.S. dollar -- A shift toward multilateralism -- The demise of the Bretton Woods monetary regime -- The regime of floating (or flexible) exchange rates : The Plaza-Louvre Accords -- Alternatives to the current monetary regime -- European monetary relations -- What is the future of the U.S. Dollar as the key currency? The dollar versus the Euro -- Countries with large foreign reserves and the future of the dollar -- Sovereign wealth funds : Considering IPE theory and practice -- Global trade relations. Trade theory -- Global trade relations before World War II -- GATT and the postwar global trade regime -- Principles of the global trade regime : trade liberalization -- Nondiscrimination -- Reciprocity -- Safeguards -- Development -- Formation of the WTO -- The WTO and the global trade regime -- The South and global trade issues -- The transition economies and global trade relations -- Civil society and global trade relations -- Trade and the environment -- Regionalism and the global trade regime. Regionalism and the IPE theoretical perspectives -- Regionalism and globalization -- A historical overview of RTAs -- Explanations for the rise of regional integration -- The GATT/WTO and RTAs -- The European Union -- The North American Free Trade Agreement -- Mercosur -- East Asian regionalism.
505 0 $aMultinational corporations and global production -- Definitions and terminology -- Why do firms become MNCs? -- The historical development of FDI -- MNC-host country relations : determinants and effects of FDI -- Host country policies toward MNCs -- MNC-home country relations -- A regime for FDI : what is to be regulated? -- Bilateral investment treaties -- United Nations -- Regional approaches : the EU and NAFTA -- The GATT/WTO to the OECD and back to the WTO -- Private actors -- International development. IPE perspectives and North-South relations -- Official development assistance -- The World Bank Group -- LDC development strategies -- Import substitution industrialization -- Socialist development strategies -- Export-led growth -- The revival of orthodox liberalism -- Another shift in development strategy? -- Foreign debt and financial crises : What is a debt crisis? The origins of the 1980s debt crisis -- The foreign debt regime -- Strategies to deal with the 1980s debt crisis -- Transition economies and foreign debt -- The IMF, the World Bank, and the debt crisis -- The 1990s Asian financial crisis -- The 2008 Global Financial Crisis -- Part IV. Concluding comments. Current trends in the global political economy : Globalization -- North-North relations -- North-South relations -- A final word on IPE theory and practice.
520 $aPraised for its authoritative coverage, Global Political Economy places the study of IPE in its broadest theoretical context. This text not only helps students understand the fundamentals of how the global economy works but also encourages them to use theory to more fully grasp the connections between key issue areas like trade and development. Written by a leading IPE scholar, Global Political Economy equally emphasizes theory and practice to provide a framework for analyzing current events and long-term developments in the global economy.
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