Global Political Economy: Theory and Practice
Cover -- Half Title -- Endorsement -- Title Page -- Dedication -- Copyright Page -- Brief contents -- Detailed contents -- Preface -- New to This Edition -- Acknowledgments -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Part I Introduction and Overview -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- What is International Political Economy? -- The IPE Theoretical Perspectives -- Purposes and Themes of This Book -- Globalization and Populism -- North-North Relations -- North-South Relations -- South-South Relations -- Questions -- Key Terms -- Notes -- Further Reading -- Chapter 2 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 G5, G7, G8, and G20 -- The KIEOs and the Centrally Planned Economies -- The Postwar Economic Institutions and International Development -- China's Emerging Challenge to the KIEOs -- Nonstate Actors -- The 2008 Global Financial Crisis: A Turning Point? -- Questions -- Key Terms -- Notes -- Further Reading -- Part II Theoretical Perspectives -- Chapter 3 Neomercantilism -- Contrasting International Relations and Political Economy: The Trade-offs between Security and Wealth -- Basic Tenets of Neomercantilism -- 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.