Issues and Actors in the Global Political Economy. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Authors: Broome, André, 1978-
• Contents: Cover; Contents; List of Boxes; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; 1 Introduction to International Political Economy; The global political economy as an evolving subject matter; Studying the global political economy; Contentious terminologies; Expanding IPE; The focus of the book; Further reading; 2 Theoretical Perspectives in International Political Economy; Overview; Realist International Political Economy; Liberal International Political Economy; Marxist International Political Economy; Constructivist International Political Economy. Feminist International Political EconomyPoststructuralist International Political Economy; Classical political economy and IPE; Summary; Further reading; 3 Contemporary Debates in International Political Economy; Ideas versus interests in IPE; Analytic eclecticism versus theoretical parsimony in IPE; The transatlantic divide in IPE; Summary; Further reading; PART I: ACTORS IN THE GLOBAL POLITICAL ECONOMY; 4 State Actors; Background; State power and international hierarchy; The role of the state in the global political economy; Contemporary challenges and sources of change; Summary. Discussion questionsFurther reading; 5 International Organizations; Background; Power and international organizations; The roles of international organizations; Contemporary challenges and sources of change; Summary; Discussion questions; Further reading; 6 Club Forums; Background; Multilateralism and hegemony in the global political economy; The G7, the G8 and the G20; Varieties of club-based governance in the global political economy; Summary; Discussion questions; Further reading; 7 Market Actors; Background; Global production; Global banking; Global creditworthiness; Summary. Discussion questionsFurther reading; 8 Non-Governmental Organizations; Background; Accountability and legitimacy in global economic governance; Private authority and global economic governance; Summary; Discussion questions; Further reading; 9 Everyday Actors; Background; From elite-centric to everyday international political economy; The everyday politics of economic crises; Summary; Discussion questions; Further reading; PART II: ISSUES IN THE GLOBAL POLITICAL ECONOMY; 10 Global Trade; Background; Trade, state power and the evolution of the multilateral trade system. Contemporary challenges and sources of changeSummary; Discussion questions; Further reading; 11 Global Money and National Currencies; Background; The evolution of the international monetary system; Contemporary challenges and sources of change; Summary; Discussion questions; Further reading; 12 Global Capital Mobility; Background; The expansion of capital mobility; Contemporary challenges and sources of change; Summary; Discussion questions; Further reading; 13 Financial Crises; Background; Globalization and the late-2000s financial crisis; The consequences of the global financial crisis.
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 337; Economics/Comparative; International economic relations; Globalization; Globalization; International economic relations; Globalization; Public Policy/Economic Policy; Politics & government; Political economy; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 1137390476; 9781137390479
• Related ISBNs: 9780230289154; 0230289150; 9780230289161; 0230289169
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