Handbook On International Political Economy

International political economy (IPE) is a highly complex discipline, drawing not only from the fields of politics and economics, but also those as varied as philosophy, history and anthropology. Now widely accepted as a key dimension to contemporary world affairs, it is no longer possible to talk about international relations without talking about production and distribution, finance and investment, as well as consumption and trade. To ensure that our understanding of these topics is relevant to today's world, there is a constant need to revisit and challenge what is known about these topics. Besides being a comprehensive account of international political economy for academic study, this extensive collection also highlights salient issues that scholars, analysts and state leaders are most concerned with in today's world. Amongst these are issues concerning the rise of China and India as new economic superpowers, stability in the EU's political economy, the viability of the existing multilateral system of global trade, recent financial crises, as well as the impact of globalisation and marketisation on the world's workers and our physical environment. With contributions from prominent academics such as Susan K Sell (George Washington University, D.C.) and Geoffrey Blainey (Professor Emeritus, University of Melbourne), this volume makes for both a stimulating and thought-provoking read.



Contents:

Introduction:

International Political Economy: Competing Analyses (Ralph Pettman)
From Political Economy to International Political Economics (Hana Sabanovic and Sally Trethewie)
The Industrial “Revolution” and its Aftermath: The British, US and Japanese Empires (Geoffrey Blainey)
Global Economic Governance (John Langmore and Shaun Fitzgerald)


Global Production:

Global Production: An Overview (Kate Macdonald)
The Rise of China and India (Pradeep Taneja)
Europe's Political Economy: The Search For Stability (Philomena Murray)


Global Trade:

Global Trade: An Overview (Ralph Pettman)
A Multilateral System (Stephen Woolcock)
GATT and the WTO (Susan K Sell)
Containerisation (Lance Hoovestal)


Global Finance:

Global Finance: An Overview (Mark Triffitt)
The International Monetary Fund (Nidhi Dutt)
Corruption and Financial Crises (Leslie Holmes)


Globalisation and the North/South Divide:

Globalisation and the North/South Divide: An Overview (Thomas W D Davis)
Corporations (John Mikler)
The World's Workers (Verity Burgmann)


Globalisation and the Male/Female Divide:

Globalisation and the Male/Female Divide: An Overview (Sheila Jeffreys)
Production/Reproduction (Meagan Tyler)


The Global Environment:

The Global Environment: An Overview (Loren R Cass)
Resources (Gerry Nagtzaam)
Pollution (José Pablo Zambrano Ramírez)
Global Capitalism and Climate Change (Hans A Baer)


Conclusion: The Cycle-of-Knowing (Ralph Pettman)




Readership: Graduate students and researchers in the area of international political economy, political and economic analysts, policymakers.
Key Features:


Comprises discussion and explanation of current issues using the concepts of political economy
A coherent collection of chapters from various traditional disciplines
Critical (and provocative) stance adopted by a unique collection of expert and engaged authors