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"In its relatively short life as a distinct academic discipline, international political economy (IPE) has become the quintessential interdisciplinary field. A contributed book, International Political Economy brings together a wide range of Canada's finest IPE scholars, offering a comprehensive, balanced introduction to the field of IPE, looking at theories, history, institutions, and topical analysis. With coverage of traditional and contemporary theories throughout, the book expertly integrates political science theory and analysis with economic fundamentals, using both to explore regional and issues analysis."--

Intro -- INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY -- INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 CLIMATE CHANGE TRENDS AND GOVERNANCE: HISTORY, CONTRADICTIONS AND PROSPECTS -- ABSTRACT -- 1. HISTORY OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND POLICY -- 2. POLITICAL ECONOMY CONTRADICTIONS OF CLIMATE CHANGE -- 3. POLICY PLANS AND PRIORITIES -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 2 GOVERNANCE, FISCAL POLICY AND ECONOMIC GROWTH -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. GOVERNANCE -- 3. GOVERNANCE AND ECONOMIC GROWTH -- 4. EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 3 SIZE DISTRIBUTION OF THE LARGEST 100 NON-FINANCIAL MULTINATIONALS -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. METHODOLOGY -- 3. RESULTS -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 4 EFFECTS OF THE TRANSVERSAL FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT ON THE PRODUCTIVITY OF THE MEXICAN ECONOMY -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. THEORY DEVELOPMENT -- 3. METHODOLOGY -- 4. RESULTS -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- ANNEX I -- Chapter 5 FINANCIAL GLOBALIZATION AND PERIPHERAL STRATEGIES: RECENT EXPERIENCES IN LATIN AMERICA AND LESSONS FROM ASIA -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO THE FINANCIAL WORLD SINCE BRETTON WOODS? -- 3. PERIPHERAL STRATEGIES IN THE FACE OF FINANCIAL INSTABILITY -- 4. TOWARDS THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS -- 5. FINAL REMARKS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 6 FINANCIAL AND TRADE LIBERALIZATION AND THEIR IMPACT ON PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT IN TURKEY -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. TURKISH ECONOMIC BACKGROUND -- 3. FINANCIAL LIBERALISATION AND ITS IMPACT ON GROSS FIXED CAPITAL FORMATION -- 4. LIBERALIZATION PROGRAMMES AND THEIR IMPACT ON ECONOMIC GROWTH AND GROSS FIXED CAPITAL FORMATION -- 4.1. Test of Financial and Trade Liberalization on Real GDP Growth Rate -- 4.2. Test of Financial and Trade Liberalization on Gross Fixed Capital Formation Share of GDP.

Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- 1 The Religious Resurgence and International Political Economy -- Religion and Neoliberal Globalization in International Political Economy -- Structure and the Argument of the Book -- Methodological Note -- References -- 2 Religious Fundamentalism and the Neoliberal Turn -- The New Deal and Embedded Liberalism-Taming the Markets? -- Secular Nationalism as a Precondition for Embedded Liberalism? -- The Religious and Neoliberal Counterinsurgency Against the Interventionist State -- Neoliberal Globalization and Inequality -- Is Neoliberalism Now a Form of Religion? -- "Secularization" and International Political Economy -- "Religions" and International Political Economy-The Framework of Analysis -- Religious Resurgence One or Many? A Gramscian Perspective on Religion -- Conclusion -- References -- 3 Business Fundamentalism and US Hegemony -- From Benevolent to Predatory Hegemony -- The Religious Origins of Neoliberalism -- Militarization of US Foreign Policy and "Islam" as the New Enemy -- Conclusion -- References -- 4 The Spirit of Capitalism and the Question of Development -- Weber, Capitalist Development, and Post-developmentalism -- Market Islam and Development -- Pentecostal and Prosperity Christianity -- Corporate Hinduism, Prosperity Buddhism, and Revival of Folk Religions -- The Spirit of Capitalism and Charitable Giving -- Conclusion -- References -- 5 Toward Multipolarity Through Religious Nationalism? -- State Strategies and Transformations in a Lopsided International Political Economy -- Religious Counter-Elites and the Neoliberal Revolution in West Asia -- South Asian Counter-Elites -- Latin America: Evangelical Counter-Elites and the New Authoritarian Politics -- Decolonization of IPE Through Multipolarity and Multiple Modernities? -- Conclusion.

International political economy is both a discipline and a set of global practices and conditions. This volume explores how the two are related, illustrating the changing character of the global political economy, as well as changing perspectives on that character. The authors first consider how social issues, policy concerns, and philosophical judgments help constitute IPE both as a worldview and as a discipline. A central theme here is the reciprocal creation of the discipline and the social practices said to comprise it. Subsequent chapters illustrate the incongruence between the nature of the social world as alleged in IPE's premises—which often distortedly frame issues—and the alternative characterizations available from other social groups, behaviors, and approaches. Finally, conclusions are drawn about the tensions between "conventional" and "alternative" framings of the international political economy, raising questions about the nature, consequences, and insights of diverse approaches to IPE