In this Section:
1. Brief Table of Contents
2. Full Table of Contents
1. Brief Table of Contents
Part I: Perspectives on International Political Economy
Chapter 1: What is International Political Economy?
Chapter 2: “Laissez-Faire”: The Economic Liberal Perspective
Chapter 3: Wealth and Power: The Mercantilist Perspective
Chapter 4: Economic Determinism and Exploitation: The Structuralist Perspective
Chapter 5: Alternative Perspectives on International Political Economy
Part II: Structures of International Political Economy
Chapter 6: The Production and Trade Structure
Chapter 7: The International Monetary and Finance Structure
Chapter 8: International Debt and Financial Crises
Chapter 9: The Global Security Structure
Chapter 10: The Knowledge and Technology Structure
Part III: States and Markets in the Global Economy
Chapter 11: The Development Conundrum: Choices Amidst Constraints
Chapter 12: Toward a More Perfect (European) Union
Chapter 13: Moving into Position: The Rising Powers
Chapter 14: The Middle East: The Quest for Development and Democracy
Part IV: Transnational Problems and Dilemmas
Chapter 15: The Illicit Global Economy: The Dark Side of Globalization
Chapter 16: Migration and Tourism: People on the Move
Chapter 17: Transnational Corporations: The Governance of Foreign Investment
Chapter 18: Food and Hunger: Market Failure and Injustice
Chapter 19: The IPE of Energy Resources: Stuck in Transition
Chapter 20: The Environment: Steering Away from Climate Change and Global Disaster
2. Full Table of Contents
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 IPE
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
The Transformation of Liberal Ideas and Policies
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
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
LDC Neomercantilist Policies
Neomercantilist Policies Today
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
Lenin and International Capitalism
Imperialism and Global World Orders
Equality or Austerity? Political Economic Lessons from the Great Recession
Conclusion
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
Suggested Readings
Notes
Chapter 5: Alternative Perspectives on International Political Economy
Constructivism
Feminist Contributions to IPE
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
GATT and the Liberal Postwar Trade Structure
Regional Trade Blocs
North-South Trade Issues
Conclusion
Key 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
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
The Asian Financial Crisis
The Global Financial Crisis of 2007
The European Debt Crisis: Is the Dream Over?
Crisis, Choice, and Change
Conclusion
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
Suggested Readings
Notes
Chapter 9: The Global Security Structure
Realism Lives On: Classical Realists vs. Neorealists
The Early Cold War Security Structure
The Post-Cold War Configuration of Power
International Organizations
Conclusion: An Ever Darker Future?
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
Suggested Readings
Notes
Chapter 10: The Knowledge and Technology Structure
The International Knowledge Structure: Actors and Rules
The IPE of Information, Innovation, and Technology Advancement
The IPE of Intellectual Property Rights
Conclusion
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
Suggested Readings
Notes
Part III: States and Markets in the Global Economy
Chapter 11: The Development Conundrum: Choices Amidst Constraints
What Are Developing Nations?
How to Develop?: The IPE Development Strategies
The East Asian Miracle and Financial Crisis
Development and Globalization
Conclusion
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
Suggested Readings
Notes
Chapter 12: Toward a More Perfect (European) Union
The IPE of Integration
The Community Building Project
EU Political Institutions
The Financial Debt Crisis in the Eurozone
Challenges in World Political Economy
Conclusion
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
Suggested Readings
Notes
Chapter 13: Moving into Position: The Rising Powers
Transitions in the Formerly Communist Countries
Brazil: The Costs of Success
India: The Other Asian Tiger
China in Transition: An Analysis of Paradoxes
Conclusion
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
Suggested Readings
Notes
Chapter 14: The Middle East: The Quest for Development and Democracy
An Overview of the Middle East
The Middle East’s Historical Legacy
The Roots of Conflict and Cooperation
Facing the Global Economy: Integration or Marginalization?
The Falling Behind Thesis
The Challenge of Democracy
Conclusion
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
Suggested Readings
Notes
Part IV: Transnational Problems and Dilemmas
Chapter 15: The Illicit Global Economy: The Dark Side of Globalization
The Illicit Economy in Historical Perspective
The Stakes and the Actors
Studying the Illicit Economy: Key Findings
Case Studies in the Illicit Global Economy
Conclusion
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
Suggested Readings
Notes
Chapter 16: Migration and Tourism: People on the Move
On the Global Fast Track: The IPE of Migration
Going Mobile: The Political Economy of International Tourism
Conclusion
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
Suggested Readings
Notes
Chapter 17: Transnational Corporations: The Governance of Foreign Investment
What are TNCs?
Transnational Corporations in Perspective
TNCs and Underdevelopment
How Powerful are TNCs?
Changing Reactions to Transnational Corporations
A Global FDI Regime?
Conclusion
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
Suggested Readings
Notes
Chapter 18: Food and Hunger: Market Failure and Injustice
An IPE of Food and Hunger
A Brief History of Global Food and Hunger Issues
An IPE of the Global Food Crisis of 2008
Conclusion
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
Suggested Readings
Notes
Chapter 19: The IPE of Energy Resources: Stuck in Transition
OPEC Rules
The 1980s and 1990s: The Iran-Iraq and Persian Gulf Wars
Stuck in Transition: The Energy Boom and Volatile Markets in the 2000s
“Big Oil” Majors: Speculation and Lobbying
OPEC: A Cartel in Decline?
Conclusion: Three Forks in the Road
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
Suggested Readings
Notes
Chapter 20: The Environment: Steering Away from Climate Change and Global Disaster
The Widening Scope of Environmental Problems: A Brief History
The Proliferation of Actors
The Science and Disputed Facts of Climate Change
Global Management of Climate Change
Solutions: A Green IPE?
A Hybrid Solution: Microenergy Credits
Conclusion: Plan for a World When There Is No Going Back
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
Suggested Readings
Notes